Giraffidae Gray 1821

Giraffidae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 307.

Genera: 2 genera with 2 species:

Genus Giraffa Brisson 1762 (1 species with 6 subspecies)

Genus Okapia Lankester 1901 (1 species)

Discussion: Placement of this family follows Janis and Scott (1987). According to McKenna and Bell (1997) there are two subfamilies, Giraffinae and the wholly extinct Sivatheriinae. Giraffini includes Giraffa; Palaeotragini includes Okapia .