Author: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum)
Kirk's dik-dik
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Madoqua kirkii
Keywords: brown , tail , gray , hooves
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
Some facts about the
Kirk's dik-dik
Adult weight : 5 kg (11 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 17 years
Female maturity :213 days
Male maturity : 304 days
Gestation : 172 days
Weaning : 71 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 2
Interval between litters : 244 days
Weight at birth : 0.6 kg (1.32 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 1.78 kg (3.916 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 12 W
Body mass : 4.29 kg (9.438 lbs)
Facts about the Kirk's dik-dik
The Eland is the biggest antelope and Kirk’s Dik Dik is the smallest. (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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