Madoqua cavendishi

O. Thomas, 1898

Naivasha Dik-dik

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Antilopini
Genus : Madoqua

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1898-08. Description of a new dik-dik antelope (Madoqua) discovered in N.E. Africa by Mr. H. S. H. Cavendish. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898(2):278-281.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952617

Original name as described

Madoqua cavendishi

Other common names

Cavendish's Dik-dik · Hinde's Dik-dik

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.28.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/844b6031-0cab-44fe-afbe-27a92f2f29ea

Type locality

"Lake Rudolf region," probably south of Lake Baringo, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda

Taxonomy notes

split from M. kirkii and includes hindei, which has been considered a distinct species by some

Taxonomy notes citation

Brotherton, P. N. M. 2013. Madoqua kirkii Kirk's Dik-dik. In: J. S. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa, Bloomsbury, London, UK, pp. 327-333.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006156

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Madoqua cavendishi

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavendishi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.4.28.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/844b6031-0cab-44fe-afbe-27a92f2f29ea

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952617

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Madoqua Kirkii Hindei

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.9.4.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8af8f03-edfb-4c1c-a07e-cf2514348eda

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339046

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Rhynchotragus hindei

(O. R. Neumann, 1905)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897166

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Neumann (1905:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68903)

Madoqua kirki hindei

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741412

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Madoqua langi

J. A. Allen, 1909

Family

Bovidae

Root name

langi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-27832

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-27832

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1909:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Rhynchotragus cavendishi

(Berger, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavendishi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615802

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Berger (1910:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43615802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67836)

Rhynchotragus kirki cavendishi

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavendishi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

632

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360627

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:632, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Rhynchotragus kirki hindei

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

631

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360626

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:631, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Madoqua kirkii cavendishi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cavendishi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Madoqua hindei

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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