Order Artiodactyla Superfamily Giraffoidea Height Pronghorn: 81 – 100 cm Gestation period Pronghorn: 235 days Speed Pronghorn: 88 km/h | Phylum Chordata Infraorder Pecora Scientific name Giraffoidea Mass Pronghorn: 40 – 65 kg Higher classification Pecora | |
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Lower classifications Giraffe, Giraffidae, Antilocapra |
Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families of Climacoceratidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae. The only extant members in the superfamily are the pronghorn, giraffe, and okapi. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.
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