| Karlo | human | male | POTA: Resistance | fellow slave with Sarai in Ape City | |
| Karubi | human | male | POTA (2001), POTA: Force | Kristofferson, Kris | father of Daena [POTA (2001)], husband to Sarai (POTA: Force) |
| Kerchak | Return to the POTA | referred to in mild ape oath, "By the claws of Kerchak"; name originated in Tarzan stories | |||
| Kestos | gorilla | male | POTA: Force | soldier, friend of Maga | |
| Kira, Doctor | chimpanzee | female | POTA TV Ep. 7 "The Surgeon" | Scott, Jacqueline | surgeon; ex-fiancée of Galen; operates on Virdon to save his life |
| Krador | human | male | Return to the POTA Ep. 5 "The Unearthly Prophecy" | ruler of the Underdwellers | |
| Kraik | human | male | POTA TV Ep. 5 “The Legacy” | Haley, Jackie Earle | inhabitant of ruined city of Oakland, California, Forbidden Zone; orphan, betrays Virdon to gorilla captain; becomes foster child to Arn and accompanies her to live at Durlin’s farm |
| Krull | gorilla | male | POTA (2001), POTA: Force, POTA: Resistance | Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki | inhabitant of ape city of Derkein; silverback, former general of ape army, current manservant to Sen. Sandar |
| Kygoor | gorilla | male | Return to the POTA Ep. 6 "Terror On Ice Mountain" | gargantuan 'ice ape', god and protector of his mountain |