what species is a giraffe
* Recent research has shown that there are indeed four distinct giraffe species and not only one: Giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffa giraffa, Giraffa reticulata and Giraffa tippelskirchi. Read more about the four giraffe species here. The modern day giraffe, an even toed ungulate (the same as cattle, camels, sheep, goats and even hippopotamus â but not horses), is the worldâs tallest animal and largest ruminant (animals that partly digest their food and then regurgitate it to chew as âcudâ).