GIRAFFIDAE, Gray, 1821

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5719821
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6632285
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treatment provided by	Conny
scientific name	GIRAFFIDAE
status

Family GIRAFFIDAE View in CoL (GIRAFFE AND OKAPI)

• Large ruminants with pair of horn-like protuberances called ossicones on the skull, characteristically long neck, and long, slender limbs.

• 200-500 cm. View Figure

• Afrotropical Region. View Figure

• Savanna woodland and dense rainforest.

• 2 genera, 2 species, 10 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.