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Southern giraffe

Giraffa giraffa (von Schreber, 1784)

Status not recordedmammals

The southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) is a species in the family Giraffidae, order Artiodactyla.

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Quick facts about the southern 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 southern giraffe live?

Not recorded

Is the southern 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 southern giraffe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyGiraffidae
  6. genusGiraffa
  7. SpeciesGiraffa giraffa (von Schreber, 1784)

Synonyms Camelopardalis giraffa, Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • South African giraffeEnglish
  • Kaapse kameelperdAfrikaans
  • زرافة جنوبيةArabic
  • žirafa jižníCzech
  • SüdgiraffeGerman
  • Νότια ΚαμηλοπάρδαληGreek
  • Jirafa del SurSpanish
  • زرافه آفریقای جنوبیPersian
  • Girafe du CapFrench
  • ג'ירף דרום אפריקניHebrew
  • déli zsiráfHungarian
  • Հարավաֆրիկյան ընձուղտArmenian
  • Giraffa del sudItalian
  • ミナミキリンJapanese
  • 남부기린Korean
  • Pietinė žirafaLithuanian
  • Dienvidu žirafeLatvian
  • SørsjiraffNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kaapse giraffeDutch
  • Sørafrikansk sjiraff eller kappsjiraffNorwegian
  • żyrafa południowaPolish
  • Girafa-do-SulPortuguese
  • Южноафриканский жирафRussian
  • južna žirafaSlovenian
  • Јужноафричка жирафаSerbian
  • ยีราฟใต้Thai
  • Güney ZürafasıTurkish
  • Жирафа південнаUkrainian
  • 南方長頸鹿Chinese
  • Süd-GiraffeGerman
  • Jirafa sudafricanaSpanish
  • Girafe du SudFrench
  • Fokföldi zsiráfHungarian
  • Giraffa del CapoItalian
  • Giraffa del SudafricaItalian
  • Giraffa meridionaleItalian
  • Giraffa sudafricanaItalian
  • Zuidelijke giraffeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern giraffe

Other species in the same genus Giraffa.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the southern giraffe?

The southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) belongs to the family Giraffidae in the order Artiodactyla.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-giraffe

MLA

“Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-giraffe.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_giraffe_2026,
  title = {Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-giraffe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}