Somali giraffe
Giraffa reticulata de Winton, 1899
Status not recordedmammals
The somali giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) is a species in the family Giraffidae, order Artiodactyla.
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Quick facts about the somali giraffe
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the somali giraffe live?
Not recorded
Is the somali giraffe endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the somali giraffe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyGiraffidae
- genusGiraffa
- SpeciesGiraffa reticulata de Winton, 1899
Synonyms Giraffa camelopardalis australis, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, Giraffa reticulata nigrescens
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Reticulated giraffeEnglish
- Netvormige KameelperdAfrikaans
- زرافة شبكيةArabic
- Girafa reticuladaCatalan
- Žirafa síťovanáCzech
- NetgirafDanish
- NetzgiraffeGerman
- Σομαλική ΚαμηλοπάρδαληGreek
- Jirafa SomalíSpanish
- زرافه سومالیPersian
- girafe réticuléeFrench
- ג'ירף מרושתHebrew
- recés zsiráfHungarian
- Giraffa somalaItalian
- アミメキリンJapanese
- Tinklinė žirafaLithuanian
- Somālijas žirafeLatvian
- NettsjiraffNorwegian Bokmål
- NetgiraffeDutch
- Somalisk sjiraff eller nettsjiraffNorwegian
- żyrafa siatkowanaPolish
- Girafa-reticuladaPortuguese
- Сетчатый жирафRussian
- Žirafa štíhla sieťovaná alebo žirafa sieťovanáSlovak
- mrežasta žirafaSlovenian
- Мрежаста или сомалијска жирафаSerbian
- ยีราฟลายร่างแหThai
- Somali ZürafasıTurkish
- Жирафа сітчастаUkrainian
- 網紋長頸鹿Chinese
- زرافة صوماليةArabic
- Jirafa reticulada o SomalíSpanish
- Girafe de SomalieFrench
- Giraffa reticolataItalian
- SomaliasjiraffNorwegian Bokmål
- Somalisk SjiraffNorwegian Bokmål
- Somalische GiraffeDutch
- Somalische giraffe of netgiraffeDutch
- ยีราฟลายร่างแห หรือ ยีราฟโซมาลีThai
- Жира́фа сітча́стаUkrainian
Relatives of the somali giraffe
Other species in the same genus Giraffa.

Northern giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Masai giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Southern giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
CompareSomali giraffe vs Northern giraffeSomali giraffe vs Masai giraffeSomali giraffe vs Southern giraffeSomali giraffe vs Camelopardalis aethiopica
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the somali giraffe?
The somali giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) belongs to the family Giraffidae in the order Artiodactyla.
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