Member of the family Giraffidae represented by a single species, Giraffa camelopardalis. The only other living species in this family is the okapi (Okapia johnstoni); many fossil species are known. The giraffe occurs in the savanna regions of tropical Africa and the okapi ranges through the forested areas of the Congo. Both species are ruminants and belong to the mammalian order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates).