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Kirk's dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii · Bovidae

Kirk's dik-dik
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kirk's dik-dik 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.

Where the Kirk's dik-dik lives

Recorded in Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania (Africa).

Most records fall in Coast, Rift Valley, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Eastern and Kunene.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,520 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.