giraffe vs

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Tolypothrix limbata

Key Differences

  • giraffe is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank giraffe
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Cyanobacteria (藍藻)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Cyanobacteriia
Order Artiodactyla (偶蹄目) Cyanobacteriales
Family Giraffidae (Giraffes) Tolypothrichaceae
Genus Giraffa (Giraffes) Tolypothrix
Species Giraffa camelopardalis Tolypothrix limbata

Conservation Status

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VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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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。

Tolypothrix limbataはMichaetaceae科に属する偽分枝糸状シアノバクテリアで、窒素固定のための異形細胞を持つ連糸を形成する。湿った土壌・岩石・淡水基質で生育し、栄養貧乏環境の窒素循環に寄与する。保全状況は評価されていない。

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