| Nubian giraffe | |
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| A Nubian giraffe of the original phenotype at Al Ain Zoo in the United Arab Emirates | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | Giraffa |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | G. c. camelopardalis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis | |
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| Range in light pink | |
| Synonyms | |
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G. c. rothschildi | |
The Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis[2] or Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis), also known as Baringo giraffe or Ugandan giraffe, is the nominate subspecies or species of giraffe. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan. It is currently extinct in the wild of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Eritrea. The Nubian giraffe used to be widespread in northeast Africa. The subspecies was listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN in 2018 for the first time due to a 95% decline in the past three decades.[3]
- ^ Wube, T.; Doherty, J.B.; Fennessy, J.; Marais, A. (2018). "Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. camelopardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T88420707A88420710.
- ^ Groves, Colin; Grubb, Peter (2011). Ungulate Taxonomy. JHU Press. pp. 68–70. ISBN 9781421400938.
- ^ "Northern giraffe: Giraffa camelopardalis". Giraffe Conservation Foundation. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2020-11-19.