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| Common Name | Giraffe | |
| Domain | Eukarya | The giraffe has membrane bound organelles. |
| Kingdom | Animalia | They are Multicellular, heterotrophic, and have specialized cells. |
| Phylum | Chordata | Notochord, complete digestive system, and a ventral heart |
| Class | Mammalia | They have a vertebrate and are endothermic. Their body is covered in hair, and they produce milk to feed their young. |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Giraffes are paraxonic meaning there is a plane of symmetry bettween the third and fourth digits on all four feet. |
| Family | Giraffidae | They have a long narrow head, a long tongue and cannon bones. |
| Genus | Giraffa | Only two species in this order, giraffe and okapi |
| Species | Giraffa Camelopardalis | Giraffe |
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Send questions or comments to me, Alli Arnold, at arnold.alli@students.uwlax.edu.
Page last updated 27 April 2007.