Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 316
- Most observed in
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kirk's dik-dik”.