Kirk's dik-dik: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Kirk's dik-dik lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Madoqua kirkii
Group	Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	678 g (birth weight); 4.59 kg (male organism, adult weight); 5.13 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Bovidae

Where does the Kirk's dik-dik live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Kirk's dik-dik in 3 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Uganda.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Kirk's dik-dik?

Wikidata records the following for the Kirk's dik-dik: mass 678 g (birth weight); 4.59 kg (male organism, adult weight); 5.13 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Kirk's dik-dik endangered?

The Kirk's dik-dik’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Kirk's dik-dik?

The Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae, genus Madoqua. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Kirk's dik-dik

Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) is a species of small dik-dik antelope native to Eastern and Southern Africa. It is believed to have six subspecies and possibly a seventh existing in southwest Africa. Dik-diks are herbivores, typically of a fawn color that aids in camouflaging themselves in savannah habitats. It is also capable of reaching speeds up to 42 km/h (26 mph). The lifespan of Kirk's dik-dik in the wild is typically 5 years, but may surpass 10 years. In captivity, males have been known to live up to 16.5 years, while females have lived up to 18.4 years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kirk's dik-dik (revision 1381056082), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q833607 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).