Giraffe Domain Kingdom Phylum
Giraffa southern giraffe g.
Giraffe domain kingdom phylum. In all of gcf s conservation work and publications based on this research we use the updated giraffe taxonomy of the four species while the iucn still refers to the traditional concept of one. Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs its horn like ossicones and its distinctive coat patterns. Tippelskirchi masai giraffe. The giraffe giraffa camelopardalis is an african even toed ungulate mammal the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant.
Because of its large eventual size and its fast rate of growth it is inappropriate for smaller aquaria. The rhodesian giraffe is in the domain eukarya because the cells contain a nucleus and it has membrane bound organelles. However additional research is necessary to determine whether thornicroft s giraffe are genetically identical to masai giraffe or should be considered a separate subspecies of masai giraffe. Kingdom animalia animalia is the kingdom the rhodesian giraffe belongs to because it is a multicellular heterotroph without a cell wall just like the albacore tuna.
Angolensis angolan giraffe g. They are kingdom phylum class order family genus and species the seven animal kingdom are species genes. The giraffe is the tallest living animal on land and despite its height is mostly closely related to the much smaller and solitary okapi that is found elusively dwelling in the dense. Giraffa south african giraffe g.
Giraffe kingdom animalia phylum chordata class mammalia order artiodactyla family giraffidae genus species giraffa one who walks swiftly camelopardalis camel marked like a leopard fast facts description giraffes are the tallest of the land animals. This material is based upon work supported by the national science foundation grants drl 0089283 drl 0628151 due 0633095 drl 0918590 and due 1122742. It is classified under the family. There is only 1 animal kingdom but it has 7 classifications.
Additional support has come from the marisla foundation um college of literature. Their closest known relatives may have been the extinct deer like climacocerids. Its species name refers to its camel like shape and its leopard like coloring. This fish will readily accept a variety of foods and is tolerant of a wide variety of water conditions.
The giraffe is one of only two living genera of the family giraffidae in the order artiodactyla the other being the okapi the family was once much more extensive with over 10 fossil genera described.