Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Artiodactyla Owen, 1848 - even-toed ungulates see Order Cetartiodactyla Montgelard, Catzeflis & Douzery, 1997
     Family Giraffidae Gray, 1821 - okapi and giraffe
       Genus Giraffa Brisson, 1762, nom. cons. - giraffe
         Giraffa camelopardalis (C. Linnaeus, 1758), typ. cons. - giraffe