Northern giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis Vulnerable
Where the northern giraffe lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 3,591 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hippos, giraffes & zebras on the world map
| Scientific name | Giraffa camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Group | Hippos, giraffes & zebras |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | Africa, South America |
| Mass | 54.5 kg (birth weight) |
| Height | 5.5 m |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Giraffidae |
Where does the northern giraffe live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern giraffe in 5 countries and territories across Africa and South America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a northern giraffe?
Wikidata records the following for the northern giraffe: mass 54.5 kg (birth weight); height 5.5 m.
Is the northern giraffe endangered?
The northern giraffe’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the northern giraffe?
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Giraffidae, genus Giraffa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the northern giraffe
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as the three-horned giraffe, is a species of giraffe native to North Africa.
Once abundant throughout Africa since the 19th century, the Northern Giraffe ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt. The similar West African giraffe lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate.
Giraffes collectively are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as the global population is thought to consist of about 97,000 individuals as of 2016.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern giraffe (revision 1370996920), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q15083 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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