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Giraffa camelopardalis compared with Xenasma pulverulentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giraffe
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Russulales (红菇目)
Family	Giraffidae (Giraffes)	Xenasmataceae
Genus	Giraffa (Giraffes)	Xenasma
Species	Giraffa camelopardalis	Xenasma pulverulentum

Conservation Status

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VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~117.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

VU — Vulnerable

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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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。

粉状异膜菌（Xenasma pulverulentum）是在枯死针叶树木材上形成粉末状淡灰色至白色伏贴地壳的皮膜担子菌。栖居于北欧和斯堪的纳维亚半岛的北方和温带针叶林中。这种腐生真菌分解枯死针叶树木材，为森林生态系统的营养物质循环做出贡献。