Madoqua kirkii

(Günther, 1880)

Kirk's 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

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880, 17

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522111

Original name as described

Neotragus kirkii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.12.18.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7ed1ff1-ebc0-4209-b494-d740667ea824

Type locality

Near Brava, southern Somalia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia · Kenya

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. thomasi, M. hindei, M. cavendishi, and M. damarensis, which are considered distinct species here

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006160

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 kirkii

(Günther, 1880)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.12.18.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7ed1ff1-ebc0-4209-b494-d740667ea824

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522111

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Madoqua kirki typica

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.12.18.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7ed1ff1-ebc0-4209-b494-d740667ea824

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)

Rhynchotragus kirki nyikae

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nyikae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182228

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f9c50ea-59fe-49a0-8099-1f756d838148

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095781

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:630, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Madoqua kirki

Matschie, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835511

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:118, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Lydekker (1908:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Allen (1909:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  4. Ward (1910:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:336, 337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rhynchotragus kirki

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

627

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360622

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:627, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)

Rhynchotragus kirki kirki

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

628

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360623

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:628, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Rhynchotragus kirki minor

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

629

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360624

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:629, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Madoqua kirkii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12670/50190709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Madoqua kirkii kirkii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Rhynchotragus cavendishi minor

(Lönnberg, 1912)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638822

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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