πOkapi
The okapi, also known as forest giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, non-invasive genetic identification has suggested that a population has occurred south-west of the Congo River as well. It is the only species in the genus Okapia. Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 230 kg
- Body length
- 2.08 m
- Shoulder height
- 1.5 m
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 33 years
Everything we know about the Okapi
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass230 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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Figures vary
- 225 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length2.08 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Shoulder height1.5 maverageOther figures βHide β
Species-level value synthesised as the mean of: both.
By sex
- Both1.5 mHart 2013 (Mammals of Africa Vol. VI), compiled in San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Okapi Fact Sheet, https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/factsheets/okapi/characteristicsFact sheet (data source Hart 2013): "Shoulder height: 1.40-1.55 m (4.6-5.1 ft)" for males and "1.42-1.59 m (4.7-5.2 ft)" for females. Value = midpoint of the combined 1.40-1.59 m range across sexes. ADW okapi account gives no height.
Brain mass475 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan33 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 34 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length13 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity2.6 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation1.2 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 1.3 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter size1COMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 1AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleDiurnalCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Home range4.63 kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Population density0.5 per kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l230 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Okapi yet: top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderArtiodactyla
- βΊfamilyGiraffidae
- βΊgenusOkapia
- βΊspeciesOkapia johnstoni
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- familyGiraffidae
- genusOkapia
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals Β· Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyGiraffidae
- genusOkapia
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