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Okapis are found only in the tropical forests of northeastern Zaire. They prefer altitudes between 500 and 1,000 m, although they may venture above 1,000 m in the eastern montane rainforests. One sighting occurred at 1,450 m on Mt. Hoyo, in the upper Ituri.
The okapi (pronounced âoh-KAH-peaâ) is the only known living relative of the giraffe. In the wild, okapi may lick charcoal from trees hit by lightning or bat guano deposits in hollow trees. STATUS: Okapi are listed as lower risk or near threatened status.ABITAT: The okapi is found in central Africa in a very limited habitat in the Ituri Forest, a thick tropical rain forest in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.