Northern giraffe

The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), is a species of giraffe native to sub-Saharan Africa. It was once abundant in the 19th century, tanging in Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, and Egypt, but became regionally extinct in these areas due to the Saharan dry climate. The northern giraffe has ossicones on it's forehead (three on males, two on females), with their ossicones being longer than the southern giraffe.

Taxonomy
The current IUCN taxonomic scheme only recognizes one species of giraffe, G. camelopardalis. A 2021 whole genome sequencing study suggests that it is a sperate species with three distinct subspecies.

Distribution and habitat
Northern giraffes are found in savannahs, woodlands, and shrublands. Due to local extinctions in various areas, Northern giraffes are the least common giraffe species. The Nubian giraffe is found in eastern South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia, with the Rothschild's giraffe being found being Kenya and Uganda. The Kordofan giraffe is native to the Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southern Chad. The West African giraffe is native to Niger, rarely found in Nigeria.