Giraffe Domain Kingdom Phylum

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Giraffe domain kingdom phylum. They are kingdom phylum class order family genus and species the seven animal kingdom are species genes. 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. The giraffe catfish is occasionally imported for the aquarium trade.

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. Its species name refers to its camel like shape and its leopard like coloring.

Giraffa south african giraffe g. Tippelskirchi masai giraffe. This material is based upon work supported by the national science foundation grants drl 0089283 drl 0628151 due 0633095 drl 0918590 and due 1122742.

Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs its horn like ossicones and its distinctive coat patterns. 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. The rhodesian giraffe is in the domain eukarya because the cells contain a nucleus and it has membrane bound organelles.

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. Giraffa southern giraffe g. There is only 1 animal kingdom but it has 7 classifications.

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. Giraffe classification and evolution the giraffe is a long necked hoofed mammal that is natively found grazing in the open woodlands of sub saharan africa.