giraffe

Summary

giraffe is a taxon^[1]. giraffe ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #1,318 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• giraffe's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• giraffe is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• giraffe is classified at the rank of group of subspecies^[5].
• giraffe's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[6].
• giraffe belongs to the parent taxon Giraffa^[7].
• giraffe's scientific name is Giraffa camelopardalis^[8].
• giraffe's Commons category is recorded as Giraffa camelopardalis^[9].
• giraffe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giraffa camelopardalis^[10].
• giraffe's Commons gallery is recorded as Giraffa camelopardalis^[11].
• giraffe's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• giraffe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• giraffe's original combination is recorded as Cervus camelopardalis^[14].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giraffe'}^[15].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kameelperd'}^[16].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ቀጭኔ'}^[17].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زرافة'}^[18].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'زرافه'}^[19].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zürafə'}^[20].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Жырафа'}^[21].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Жырафа'}^[22].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Жираф'}^[23].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'bm', 'text': 'Ntilen'}^[24].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'জিরাফ'}^[25].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'bo', 'text': 'ཤ་བ་སྐེ་རིང་།'}^[26].
• giraffe is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'Jirafenn'}^[27].

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Classification

giraffe's scientific name is Giraffa camelopardalis^[8]. Recorded taxon rank include species^[4] and group of subspecies^[5]. giraffe belongs to the parent taxon Giraffa^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giraffe'}^[15], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kameelperd'}^[16], {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ቀጭኔ'}^[17], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'زرافة'}^[18], {'lang': 'arz', 'text': 'زرافه'}^[19], and {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Zürafə'}^[20].

Identifiers

giraffe's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9894^[28]. giraffe's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 308378^[29]. giraffe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441205^[30]. giraffe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625036^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for giraffe include Trachelophorus giraffa^[32], a taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

giraffe ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #1,318 of 195,241).^[2] giraffe has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] giraffe is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for giraffe include Trachelophorus giraffa^[32], a taxon^[33].