Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Giraffoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Cladus: Giraffomorpha Superfamilia: Giraffoidea

Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species: Giraffa camelopardalis
Subspecies: Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Name

Giraffa camelopardalis peralta Thomas, 1898: 40

Type locality: near Lokoja, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers in Nigeria, probably north of the confluence (Happold, 1969)

References

Primary references

Thomas, O. 1898. On a new subspecies of giraffe from Nigeria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 39–41. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Happold, D. C. D. 1969. The present distribution and status of the giraffe in West Africa. Mammalia, 33: 516–521.

Links

IUCN: Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. peralta Thomas, 1898 (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Westafrikanische Giraffe
English: West African Giraffe
español: Jirafa nigeriana
français: Girafe du Niger
日本語: ナイジェリアキリン

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