Madoqua damarensis

(A. Günther, 1880)

Damara 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

Günther, A. 1880-06. Description of two new Species of Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880(1):17-22.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522114

Original name as described

Neotragus damarensis

Other common names

Neusbokkie · Bloubokkie

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.12.25.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/788031c2-bfc0-489d-902c-d3c59cab167e

Type locality

Damaraland, Namibia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · Angola

Taxonomy notes

split from M. kirkii

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/1006157

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.

Neotragus damarensis

(A. Günther, 1880)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.12.25.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/788031c2-bfc0-489d-902c-d3c59cab167e

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522114

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Günther (1880:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68529)

Cephalophus hemprichianus

(Jentink, 1887)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hemprichianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9639985

Authority publication

Notes from the Leyden Museum

Name usages

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

Madoqua damarensis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30982350

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30982350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68554)
  2. Lydekker (1908:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Rhynchotragus damarensis variani

(Drake-Brockman, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

variani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6198efca-cbbf-4b14-862b-96f485e2609d

Authority page

481

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099968

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rhynchotragus damarensis

(O. Thomas, 1929)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)
  3. Hill & Carter (1941:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)

Rhynchotragus damarensis damarensis

(Shortridge, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

482

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Shortridge (1934:482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69310)

Madoqua kirkii damarensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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