giraffe vs marsh fritillary

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Euphydryas aurinia

Key Differences

  • giraffe is Vulnerable while marsh fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank giraffe marsh fritillary
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Artiodactyla (偶蹄目) Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family Giraffidae (Giraffes) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Giraffa (Giraffes) Euphydryas
Species Giraffa camelopardalis Euphydryas aurinia

Evolutionary Relationship

giraffe and marsh fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

giraffe

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

marsh fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute giraffe marsh fritillary
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 25 years
Average Length 5.5 m
Average Weight 1.2 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

giraffe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

marsh fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

giraffe

地球上で最も背の高い動物であるキリン(Giraffa camelopardalis)は体高が5.5mに達し、体重は最大1,750kgにもなる。すべての哺乳類と同じ7個の頸椎からなる長い首は、アフリカのサバンナや疎林のアカシアの木に食物を求めて進化した。永続的な絆を持たない緩やかな群れで生活する社会的動物で、超低周波音と身振りで意思疎通する。生息地の喪失と密猟により個体数が減少している危急種である。

marsh fritillary

ハッチョウタテハ(Euphydryas aurinia)はIUCNレッドリストで絶滅種(EX)に分類される。この種は絶滅が宣言されており、野生または飼育下に生存個体は知られていない。

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