Giraffa

Giraffa Temporal range: 11.61–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Miocene to Recent
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 camelopardalis Giraffa gracilis † Giraffa jumae † Giraffa priscilla † Giraffa punjabiensis † Giraffa sivalensis †

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.

• Giraffa camelopardalis – giraffes
• †Giraffa gracilis
• †Giraffa jumae
• †Giraffa priscilla
• †Giraffa punjabiensis
• †Giraffa pygmaea
• †Giraffa sivalensis
• †Giraffa stillei

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