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Giraffa; Fossil 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 mammals in the Giraffidae family. The genus consists of seven species including the giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, the only extant species. The species G. attica was formerly considered part of Giraffa but was reclassified as Bohlinia attica in 1929.^[2]

[edit] Species

There are six species in the genus Giraffa.^[3]

[edit] References

^ The Paleobiology Database Giraffa page
^ 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
^ BioLib - Giraffa Accessed: 2009-03-01

[TPBDBGiraffa-0] The Paleobiology Database Giraffa page

[Mitchell20003-1] 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

[2] BioLib - Giraffa Accessed: 2009-03-01

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