---
title: "Jirafa Masái"
description: "Giraffa tippelskirchi — Mamíferos. The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/maasai-giraffe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jirafa Masái

> Giraffa tippelskirchi — Mamíferos. The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe.

- Scientific name: *Giraffa tippelskirchi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sabana)
- iNaturalist observations: 7967
- Wikidata: [Q27497247](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27497247)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1510574](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1510574)

## Names

- en: Maasai Giraffe
- de: Massai-Giraffe
- es: Jirafa Masái
- fr: Girafe Masaï
- pt: Girafa-masai
- pl: Żyrafa kenijska

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (3304), KE (3266), ZM (242), RW (165)

## Summary

The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Luangwa Valley region of Zambia. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masai_giraffe

## Photo

![Jirafa Masái](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/maasai-giraffe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9063880

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/maasai-giraffe?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).