西非長頸鹿[2](學名:Giraffa camelopardalis peralta)是長頸鹿的一個亞種,其毛色偏淺,分布於西非的薩赫勒地區。
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19世紀時西非長頸鹿從塞內加爾遍布到查德湖[3],但到了2011年時只剩下400頭分布在幾處相互隔離的地區。[4]截至2016年,西非長頸鹿野外個體只剩下220頭,是世界上數量最稀少的長頸鹿。[5]
人工繁育的「西非長頸鹿」現已證實均為科爾多凡長頸鹿(G. c. antiquorum)。[3]
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