Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ruminantia

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia

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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