Giraffa

Giraffa
Temporal range: 11.61–0 Ma

Miocene to Recent[1]

Giraffa camelopardalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Brisson, 1762
Type species
Cervus camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758
Species

Giraffa is a genus of artiodactyl mammals in the family Giraffidae. The genus consists of seven species including the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, the only extant species.

Species

There are eight species in the genus Giraffa, seven are extinct.[1][2]

G. attica, also extinct, was formerly considered part of Giraffa but was reclassified as Bohlinia attica in 1929.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Giraffa (giraffe)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved February 2012.
  2. "Giraffa". BioLib. Retrieved February 2012.
  3. Mitchell, G.; Skinner, J.D. (2003). "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 58 (1): 51–73. doi:10.1080/00359190309519935.
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