the scientific name of giraffe is "giraffe GophiniaIt's Giraffa camelopardalis.
That is the common name; Giraffe. The scientific name is Giraffa Camelopardalis
The scientific name for giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, comes from a combination of the ancient Greek words for camel ("camelopardalis") and for fast-walker ("giraffa"). This name was likely given due to the giraffe's long legs and neck, resembling attributes of camels and leopards.
Giraffa camelopardalis
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Giraffa camelopardalis.
the scientific name for a giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis! weird huh? In fact, camelopardalis comes from scientist believing the giraffe to be a combination of a camel and a leopard.
giraffa camelopardalis
The scientific name of the giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis. It is of the animal Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia,Order Artiodactyla and Family Giraffidae.
The Romans called giraffes cameleopardis ( say camel-loperdis) which basically means camel with leopard spots.
Animals have a scientific name because that is the word in Latin. We have an non-scientific name too because it is much easier to learn as a child.
camelopardalis.
Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Giraffidae Genus Giraffa Species camelopardalis there are a few subspecies