giraffe vs

Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Sphingobium cloacae

Key Differences

• giraffe is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giraffe
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Alphaproteobacteria (α-变形菌纲)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Sphingomonadales (鞘脂单胞菌目)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Sphingobium
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Sphingobium cloacae

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Sphingobium cloacae 是一种革兰氏阴性好氧杆菌，正如其种名所示，从污水和废水环境中分离得到。该菌栖息于受污染的水生环境和废水处理系统中，能降解芳香族化合物和外源生物质，在生物修复应用中具有研究价值。