Giraffidae
E44539
Giraffidae is a family of long-necked, even-toed ungulate mammals that includes giraffes and okapis.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| ancestralGroup | Giraffoidea ⓘ |
| bloodCirculationAdaptation | high blood pressure regulation in long necks ⓘ |
| characteristicTrait |
even-toed hooves
ⓘ
long neck ⓘ ossicones on head ⓘ ruminant digestion ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | giraffids ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Miocene to present ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| hasExtantGenera | 2 ⓘ |
| hasExtantGenus |
Giraffa
ⓘ
Okapia johnstoni ⓘ
surface form:
Okapia
|
| hasVertebralColumn | yes ⓘ |
| includesCommonName |
giraffes
ⓘ
okapis ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Giraffa
ⓘ
Pongo ⓘ
surface form:
Okapia
|
| includesSpecies |
Giraffa camelopardalis
ⓘ
Giraffa giraffa ⓘ Giraffa ⓘ
surface form:
Giraffa reticulata
Giraffa ⓘ
surface form:
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Okapia johnstoni ⓘ |
| infraorder | Pecora ⓘ |
| jawType | heterodont dentition ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lactation | produces milk to feed young ⓘ |
| limbStructure | unguligrade ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| notableFeature | tallest living terrestrial mammals within the family ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryFoodSource |
leaves
ⓘ
shoots ⓘ twigs ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | lungs ⓘ |
| skeletonType | vertebrate ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | varies from solitary to loose groups ⓘ |
| stomachType | multi-chambered stomach ⓘ |
| suborder | Ruminantia ⓘ |
| superfamily | Giraffoidea ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| toeNumber | even-toed ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Giraffa ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
African savannas
ⓘ
African woodlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.