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Chrysochromulina rotalis compared with Giraffa camelopardalis

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while giraffe is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		giraffe
Kingdom	Chromista (โครมิสตา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Haptophyta (Haptophyta)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Chrysochromulinaceae	Giraffidae (Giraffes)
Genus	Chrysochromulina	Giraffa (Giraffes)
Species	Chrysochromulina rotalis	Giraffa camelopardalis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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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.

Chrysochromulina rotalis is a marine haptophyte alga in the family Prymnesiaceae. Its specific epithet may reference the circular or rotating arrangement of scales observed on the cell surface. Like all Chrysochromulina species, cells are biflagellate and equipped with a haptonema — the coiling, three-membrane appendage unique to haptophytes. Organic scales of species-specific morphology cover the outer cell surface, constituting the primary taxonomic diagnostic feature for species identification within this morphologically similar genus. C. rotalis inhabits the photic zone of coastal marine and shelf waters, particularly in temperate and subarctic seas. The genus as a whole is a dominant component of the haptophyte nanoplankton community in North Atlantic and Arctic waters. Some congeners are capable of sustained bloom formation under conditions of thermal stratification and elevated nutrient availability. Chrysochromulina blooms have ecological consequences for marine food webs and, in the case of toxic species, for fisheries and aquaculture. The IUCN has not assessed the conservation status of C. rotalis, and the species remains Not Evaluated. Its ecology, physiology, and population genetics across oceanic regions are incompletely documented.

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The tallest living animal on Earth, giraffes can reach 5.5 meters in height and weigh up to 1,750 kg. Their elongated necks — containing the same seven cervical vertebrae as all mammals — evolved for feeding on acacia trees in African savannas and woodlands. Social animals living in loose herds with no permanent bonds, giraffes communicate through infrasound and body language. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to habitat loss and poaching.