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title: "Reticulated Giraffe"
description: "Giraffa reticulata — Mammiferi. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) also known as the Somali giraffe is a species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/reticulated-giraffe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reticulated Giraffe

> Giraffa reticulata — Mammiferi. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) also known as the Somali giraffe is a species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.

- Scientific name: *Giraffa reticulata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1419
- Wikidata: [Q27497311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27497311)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1510573](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1510573)

## Names

- en: Reticulated Giraffe
- de: Netzgiraffe
- es: Jirafa Somalí
- fr: Girafe réticulée
- nl: Somalische giraffe
- pl: Żyrafa siatkowana

## Countries with the most observations

KE (1061), AE (6)

## Summary

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) also known as the Somali giraffe is a species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. It is differentiated from the other giraffe species by its coat, which consists of large, polygonal (or squared), block-like spots, which extend onto the lower legs, tail and face. These prominent liver-red spots also show much less white between them, when compared to other giraffe species. With up to 6 meters in height, the reticulated giraffe is the largest species of giraffe and the tallest land animal in general. While the reticulated giraffe may yet still be found in parts of its…

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

## Photo

![Reticulated Giraffe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reticulated-giraffe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Foss Williams · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256567148

## Machine access

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