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Madoqua kirkii Günther, 1880
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Madoqua > Species: Madoqua kirkii Günther, 1880
Common Name: Kirk's Dik-dik [English]
Type Description
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880:17.
Type Locality
Somalia, 'near Brava, in the South Somali country'.
Measurements
Head and body: 590-720 mm
Tail length: 45-56 mm
Hindfoot length: 160-190 mm
Weight: 3.8-7.2 kg
Tail length: 45-56 mm
Hindfoot length: 160-190 mm
Weight: 3.8-7.2 kg
Description
The white eyering with a black gland in the lower region and the tuft of hair on the top of the head are defining characteristics.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:242-261.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 394, 396.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1191-1192.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 394, 396.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1191-1192.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.