How many Giraffe species are there?

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There are three distinct types of Giraffes. They are Masaai, Rothschilds, and Reticulated.

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There are 6 different types of giraffes. The West African giraffe, the Rothschild giraffe, the reticulated giraffe, masai giraffe, angolan giraffe and South African giraffe.

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Nine, though this is disputed by some scientists. All the species can interbreed.

G. c. angolensis (Angolan or Smokey giraffe)

G. c. antiquorum (Kordofan giraffe)

G. c. camelopardalis (Nubian giraffe)

G. c. giraffa (South African or Transvaal giraffe)

G. c. peralta (Nigerian or West African giraffe)

G. c. reticulata (Reticulated or Somali giraffe)

G. c. rothschildsi (Ugandan, Baringo or Rothschild giraffe)

G. c. thornicrofi (Rhodesian or Thornicroft giraffe)

G. c. tippelskirchi (Masai or Kilimanjaro giraffe)

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There are 9 subspecies of giraffes, the Reticulated, Nigerian, Nubian, Smoky, Kilimanjaro, Rothschild, Kordofan, South African, and Rhodesian giraffe, but they may have other names, the Reticulated can be called a Somali, the Nigerian can be called a West African, the Smoky can be called an Angolan, the Rothschild can be called a Baringo, the Rhodesian giraffe can be called a Thornicraft. Not everyone agrees on this, some scientists disagree and say that some of the subspecies listed above are actually the same, it all depends.

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There are nine in total

Angolan or Smokey giraffe

Kordofan giraffe

Nubian giraffe

South African or Transvaal giraffe

Nigerian or West African giraffe

Reticulated or Somali giraffe

Ugandan, Baringo or Rothschild giraffe

Rhodesian or Thornicroft giraffe

Masai or Kilimanjaro giraffe

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There are 9 different types of giraffes,

Thornicroft giraffe

Nigerian giraffe

Rothschild giraffe

Masai giraffe

Reticulated giraffe

Angolan giraffe

South African giraffe

West African giraffe

Okapi giraffe