Okapia johnstoni

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Okapia johnstoni, commonly known as the okapi, is a forest-dwelling mammal from central Africa that resembles a cross between a giraffe and a zebra and is the only living relative of the giraffe.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Okapia 4
Okapia johnstoni canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf okapi
species of mammal
activityPattern diurnal
bodyLength 2.0–2.5 m
bodyMass 200–350 kg
class Mammalia
coatColor dark reddish-brown
commonName okapi
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Philip Lutley Sclater
diet herbivorous
eats buds
ferns
fruits
fungi
grasses
leaves
endemicTo Democratic Republic of the Congo
family Giraffidae
foundInProtectedArea Okapi Wildlife Reserve
genus Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni
gestationPeriod about 440–450 days
habitat Ituri Forest
linked to: Ituri Rainforest

tropical rainforest
hasChromosomeNumber 2n=46
hasClosestRelative Giraffa camelopardalis
hasMarking horizontal white stripes on legs
white ankles
white facial markings
hasReproductiveStrategy viviparous
hasTongueColor dark blue
hasTongueLength up to 35 cm
isOnlyLivingRelativeOf giraffe
iucnStatus EN
kingdom Animalia
lifespanInCaptivity up to 30 years
litterSize 1 offspring
namedAfter Harry Johnston
nativeTo Democratic Republic of the Congo
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMaturityAge about 2 years
shoulderHeight 1.5–2.0 m
socialStructure solitary
tailLength 30–42 cm
taxonRank species
threatenedBy civil unrest in range
habitat loss
poaching
yearDescribed 1901

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giraffidae includesSpecies Okapia johnstoni
Giraffidae hasExtantGenus Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni
Giraffoidea includesTaxon Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni
Giraffoidea includesTaxon Okapia johnstoni
Okapia johnstoni parentTaxon Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni
Okapia johnstoni genus Okapia
linked to: Okapia johnstoni