Kordofan giraffe

Kordofan Giraffe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	Giraffa
Species:	G. camelopardalis
Subspecies:	G. c. antiquorum
Trinomial name
	Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum; Swainson, 1835
	Range map in dark blue

The Kordofan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) is a subspecies of giraffe found in northern Cameroon, southern Chad, Central African Republic and possibly western Sudan.^[1] Historically some confusion has existed over the exact range limit of this subspecies compared to the West African Giraffe, with populations in e.g. northern Cameroon formerly assigned to the latter.^[1] Genetic work has also revealed that all "West African Giraffe" in European zoos are in fact Kordofan Giraffe.^[1] Compared to most other subspecies, the Kordofan Giraffe has relatively small, more irregular spots on the inner legs. Its English name is a reference to Kordofan in Sudan.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hassanin, A., A. Ropiquet, A. L. Gourmand, B. Chardonnet and J. Rigoulet (2007). Mitochondrial DNA variability in Giraffa camelopardalis: consequences for taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation of giraffes in West and central Africa. C. R. Biologies 330: 265–274.

External links

Media related to Kordofan Giraffes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum at Wikispecies

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[range-1] Hassanin, A., A. Ropiquet, A. L. Gourmand, B. Chardonnet and J. Rigoulet (2007). Mitochondrial DNA variability in Giraffa camelopardalis: consequences for taxonomy, phylogeography and conservation of giraffes in West and central Africa. C. R. Biologies 330: 265–274.

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