Kirk's dikdik

Kirk's dikdik
Madoqua krikii / Kirk's dik-dik

Kirk-Dikdik
Habitat
Dry bush and tree savannahs, but also grasslands
Continent
Africa
Food
Leaves, young shoots, buds, herbs and grasses
Gestation/breeding period
169 - 174 days
Mode of life
monogamous pairs, in zoos also small harems
Class
Mammals
Order
Artiodactyla

Key facts

~ 40 cm
size

~ 7 kg
weight

~ 15 years
age

How endangered are Kirk's dikdiks?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

  • Not evaluated
  • Data deficient
  • Kirk-Dikdik
    Least concern
    Least concern
  • Near threatened
  • Vulnerable
  • Endangered
  • Critically endangered
  • Extinct in the wild
  • Extinct

Did you know?

The Kirk’s dikdik is one of the smallest antelope species in the world.



Kirk's dikdik on the zoo tour

Zoo tour map