Taxonomy Profile: Madoqua kirkii (Günther 1880)

Madoqua kirkii: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Kirk's dik-dik []
Kirk's Dikdik []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Madoqua kirkii: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Artiodactyla
cloven-hoofed ungulates |
even-toed ungulates |
porco do mato |
veado |
artiodactyls |
Family : Bovidae
bovids |
antelopes |
cattle |
goats |
sheep |
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Genus : Madoqua
dik-diks |
Species : Madoqua kirkii
Kirk's dik-dik |
Kirk's Dikdik |
Madoqua kirkii Direct Children(s):
Madoqua kirkii kirkii
(Günther 1880)
Madoqua kirkii damarensis
(Günther 1880)
Madoqua kirkii hindei
(Thomas 1902)
Madoqua kirkii: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Grubb
Notes:
35 Downhills Park Road, London N17 6PE, England
Reference for:
Madoqua kirkii
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Madoqua kirkii
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Madoqua kirkii
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Madoqua kirkii
Madoqua kirkii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Madoqua kirkii: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Synonymy modified from Ansell (1972:64) who included cavendishi, damarensis, and thomasi; and from review by Kingswood and Kumamoto (1997, Mammalian Species, 569). Specimens whose karyology was studied by Ryder et al. (1989) and Kumamoto et al. (1994) may really represent three or more species, M. kirkii sensu stricto or M. hindei, M. cavendishi and M. damarensis. Regarded as four evolutionary species (M. kirkii, M. cavendishi, M. thomasi, and M. damarensis) by Cotterill (2003b), but thomas...