Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis · Giraffidae

Giraffes 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.

Where the Giraffe lives

Recorded in Kenya, Niger and Uganda (Africa).

Most records fall in Rift Valley, Nyanza, Eastern, Nwoya, Mbarara and Tillabéri.

See the Giraffe’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 5,429 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.