Category
page 1Giraffes

giraffe
umbrella species of Giraffa
Giraffa
Giraffes (genus Giraffa) are large African hoofed mammals. They are the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants on Earth. They are classified under the family Giraffidae, along with their closest extant relative, the okapi. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies. Most recently, researchers proposed dividing them into four extant species, with seven subspecies, which can be distinguished morphologically by their fur coat patterns. Six valid extinct species of Giraffa are known from the fossil record.

Giraffa tippelskirchi
species of African even-toed ungulate herbivore

reticulated giraffe
species of African even-toed ungulate herbivore

Rothschild giraffe
subspecies of mammal

West African Giraffe
subspecies of mammal

Kordofan giraffe
subspecies of mammal

Angolan giraffe
Subspecies of southern giraffe

Southern giraffe
species of African even-toed ungulate herbivore

South African giraffe
Subspecies of southern giraffe

Nubian giraffe
subspecies of northern giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi thornicrofti
subspecies of Masai giraffe sensu lato