Common Names
Common Names in English:
Kirk's Dik-Dik
Description
Physical Description
Size/Age/Growth
Body Length: 55-77 cm / 1.8-2.5 ft . Shoulder Height: 35-45 cm / 14-18 in. Tail Length: 4-6 cm / 1.6-2.4 in. Weight: 2.7-6.5 kg / 5.9-14.3 lb . Life span: up to 9 years in captivity.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,784 meters (0 to 5,853 feet).Mean = 958.100 meters (3,143.373 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,322.540 based on 20 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Artiodactyla
()
- Owen, 1848
- Even-Toed Ungulates
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
- Family:
Bovidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Antilopinae
()
- Tribe:
Neotragini
()
- Genus:
Madoqua
()
- Ogilby, 1836[1837]
- Specific name:
kirkii
- (Günther, 1880)
- Scientific name: - Madoqua kirkii (Günther, 1880)
- Specific name:
kirkii
- (Günther, 1880)
- Genus:
Madoqua
(
- Tribe:
Neotragini
(
- Subfamily:
Antilopinae
(
- Family:
Bovidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bovoidea
(
- Suborder:
Ruminantia
(
- Order:
Artiodactyla
(
- Mirorder:
Eparctocyona
(
- Grandorder:
Ungulata
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Madoqua
There are approximately 19 species in this genus:
M. avifluminis · M. cavendishi · M. cordeauxi · M. damarensis · M. guentheri (Guenther's Dik-Dik) · M. guentheri smithi · M. kirki · M. kirki damarensis · M. kirkii (Kirk's Dik-Dik) · M. kirkii cavendishi (Kirk's Dik-Dik) · M. kirkii damarensis · M. kirkii hindei · M. phillipsi · M. piacentinii (Silver Dik-Dik) · M. saltiana (Salt's Dik-Dik) · M. saltiana hararensis · M. saltiana phillipsi · M. saltiana swaynei · M. swaynei
Bibliography
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
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Notes
Contributors
- Antelope Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:
- Field Museum, Mammal specimens
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
- Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Texas Tech University
- , Mammal specimens
- Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6527488
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-625105
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816761
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 625105
- IUCN ID: 12670
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7018
