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Kirk's dik-dik

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Madoqua kirkii

 

The Kirk's dik-dik is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Kirk's dik-dik

A Kirk’s Dik-Dik is a small dear-like animal that lives in Africa.

Here a Kirk's dik-dik is curious about the two legged creatures visiting its domain.

Kirk’s dik-dik is a very small type of antelope that live in Africa.

The Eland is the biggest antelope and Kirk’s Dik Dik is the smallest. (Full text)

They found this group to be polyphyletic, and only Guenther and Kirk's dik-diks are more closely related. (Full text)

Kirk's dik-diks are very small gazelles (4-5 kgs); their noses are elongated and very mobile Female cheetah are always solitary; they are amazingly fast, a chase can reach up to 100 kphs but can be kept up only for short stretches (Full text)

Kirk's dik dikKirk's dik diks are shy elusive creatures, who pair for life and maintain family territories. (Full text)

Kirk's Dik-Dik is the largest of these dwarf antelopes, standing 60 to 72 cm. (Full text)

tric fusions, cytogenetic differences between Kirk's dik-diks are the result of six other chromosomal (Full text)

Dikdik Kirk's Dikdik Kirk's Dik-dik, Madoqua kirkii, is a small antelope which reaches a height of only 35-45 cm at the shoulder. (Full text)

Ecology and Behavior Kirk's dik-dik is primarily active in the morning and late afternoon, although (Full text)

Kirk's dik-dik is primarily active in the morning and late afternoon, although some activity may continue throughout the night. (Full text)

Weighing a mere 5 kg, the Kirk’s Dikdik is one of the smallest members of the antelope tribe. (Full text)

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