Kordofan giraffe

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Kordofan giraffe
Kordofan giraffe in
Vincennes Zoo
, Paris

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species:
G. camelopardalis
Subspecies:
G. c. antiquorum
Trinomial name
Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum
Range in blue

The Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa antiquorum

Sahara desert.[4] Compared to most other subspecies, the Kordofan giraffe is relatively small at 3.8 to 4.7 meters,[5] with more irregular spots on the inner legs. Its English name is a reference to Kordofan in Sudan.[6][7] There are around 2,300 individuals living in the wild.[8]

genetic populations of giraffes that makes conservation of these subspecies even more important.[9]

The population in the Bénoué Complex, Cameroon (a landscape that consists of three national parks: Bénoué National Park, Faro National Park, Bouba Njida National Park); interconnected by 29 hunting zones), numbers fewer than 300 individuals as of 2023.[10] Illegal hunting represents the greatest threat to the subspecies, particularly in Bénoué National Park, where it may become locally extinct without further conservation interventions.[10]

References

  1. ^ Fennessy, J. & Marais, A. (2018). "Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. antiquorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T88420742A88420817.
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  3. ^
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  4. PMID 31641481
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  5. ^ "Giraffe Species". www.Giraffworlds.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  6. ^ "Kordofan giraffe". Parc Animalier d'Auvergne. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Keeping up with the Kordofans – a special subspecies of giraffe". Africa Geographic. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Kordofan Giraffe Conservation in Chad". Giraffe Conservation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. ^ Hinckley, Story (28 February 2016). "Why is this rare giraffe almost extinct?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  10. ^
    S2CID 260644184
    . Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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