giraffe vs

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Nitrosotalea devanaterra

Key Differences

• giraffe is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giraffe
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Nitrosotalea
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Nitrosotalea devanaterra

Conservation Status

giraffe

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

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.

giraffe

长颈鹿（Giraffa camelopardalis）是地球上最高的动物，身高可达5.5米，体重最重可达1,750千克。其细长的颈部——与所有哺乳动物一样包含七块颈椎——是为了在非洲稀树草原和林地取食金合欢树而进化的。长颈鹿是社会性动物，生活在无固定纽带的松散兽群中，通过次声波和肢体语言进行交流。由于栖息地丧失和偷猎，种群持续减少，被列为易危。

Nitrosotalea devanaterra是泉古菌门的一种化学无机自养古菌，以成为第一个被证实在酸性条件下繁盛的氨氧化古菌而著称。从酸性农业土壤中分离，在其他硝化生物无法发挥作用的低pH环境的氮循环中发挥重要作用。这一发现拓展了对全球氮循环在酸性生态系统中如何运作的理解。