Okapi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the okapi lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Okapia johnstoni
Group	Hippos, giraffes & zebras
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Mass	22 kg (birth weight); 250 kg (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Giraffidae

Where does the okapi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the okapi in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an okapi?

Wikidata records the following for the okapi: mass 22 kg (birth weight); 250 kg (adult weight).

Is the okapi endangered?

The okapi’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the okapi?

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Giraffidae, genus Okapia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the okapi

The okapi (; Okapia johnstoni), also known as forest giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Okapi (revision 1381486769), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q82037 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).