| − | The '''giraffe''' is a hoofed ([[ungulate]]) mammal native to [[Africa]]. It is the tallest land animal. In spite of the extraordinary length of its neck, it has just seven [[vertebra]]e in its neck, just like other [[mammal]]s. | + | {{Taxonomy|image = Giraffe.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |infraorder = Pecora|family = Giraffidae|genus = Giraffa|species = G. camelopardalis}} |