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Rhynchotragus Neumann, 1905. A dik-dik is the name for any of four species of small antelope in the genus Madoqua that live in the bushlands of eastern and southern Africa. [1] Dik-diks stand about 30–40 centimetres (12–15.5 in) at the shoulder, are 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in) long, weigh 3–6 kilograms (6.6–13.2 lb) and can live for up ...
The term antelope refers to numerous extant or recently extinct species of the ruminant artiodactyl family Bovidae that are indigenous to most of Africa, India, the Middle East, Central Asia, and a small area of Eastern Europe. Antelopes do not form a monophyletic group, as some antelopes are more closely related to other bovid groups, like ...
Blyth, 1863. Genera. Cephalophus. Philantomba. Sylvicapra. A duiker / ˈdaɪkər / is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae or the tribe Cephalophini .
The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, being built for maximum predatorevasion through running. The top speed is dependent upon the length of time over which it is measured. It can run 56 km/h (35 mph) for 6.5 km (4 mi), 68 km/h (42 mph) for 1.5 km (1 mi), and 88.5 km/h (55 mph) for 800 m (0.5 mi).
O. splendida Schwarz, 1914. The oribi ( / ˈɔːrəbi /; Ourebia ourebi) is a small antelope found in eastern, southern and western Africa. The sole member of its genus, it was described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1783. While this is the only member in the genus Ourebia, eight subspecies are identified.
Kirk's dik-dik ( Madoqua kirkii) is a small antelope native to Eastern Africa and one of four species of dik-dik antelope. [ 2] It is believed to have six subspecies and possibly a seventh existing in southwest Africa. [ 3] Dik-diks are herbivores, typically of a fawn color that aids in camouflaging themselves in savannah habitats. [ 3]
Salt's dik-dik. Salt's dik-dik ( Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. [1] It is named after Henry Salt, who was the first European to acknowledge the species in Abyssinia in the early 19th century.
The suni is a small antelope, but larger than the other two species of its genus. This antelope resembles Bates's pygmy antelope in terms of cranial measurements. [5] The suni stands 33–38 centimetres (13–15 in) at the shoulder; the head-and-body length is typically between 57 and 62 cm (22 and 24 in).