Okapi

Okapia johnstoni · Giraffidae

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.

Where the Okapi lives

Recorded in Dem. Rep. Congo and Congo (Africa).

Most records fall in Orientale, Équateur, Nord-Kivu and Likouala.

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Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 29 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.