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
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.