Okapi vs Southern giraffe
They share the family Giraffidae but sit in different genera: Okapi in Okapia, Southern giraffe in Giraffa.
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What is the difference between a okapi and a southern giraffe?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the family Giraffidae but sit in different genera: Okapi in Okapia, Southern giraffe in Giraffa.
Side by side
| Okapi | Southern giraffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Okapia johnstoni | Giraffa giraffa |
| Family | Giraffidae | Giraffidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 200 kg – 300 kg | Not recorded |
| Length | 2.5 m | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 33 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | leaves | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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