Northern giraffe vs Okapi
The northern giraffe is heavier: 900 kg against 230 kg for the okapi, about 3.9 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a northern giraffe and a okapi?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The northern giraffe is heavier: 900 kg against 230 kg for the okapi, about 3.9 times the weight.
- The northern giraffe is longer-lived: 36.3 years against 33 years for the okapi, about 10% longer.
- They share the family Giraffidae but sit in different genera: Northern giraffe in Giraffa, Okapi in Okapia.
- The northern giraffe is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the okapi is Endangered.
Side by side
| Northern giraffe | Okapi | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Giraffa camelopardalis | Okapia johnstoni |
| Family | Giraffidae | Giraffidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 800 kg – 900 kg | 200 kg – 300 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 2.5 m |
| Lifespan | 36.3 years | 33 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | leaves |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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