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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It occurs in a wide variety of mainly arid habitats, from dense thorn scrub to thickets and open woodland; also found on rocky hills in savanna habitats, riverine woodland and wetter areas in W Kenya and Tanzania (Brotherton 2013).
Range:
Kirk’s Dik-dik occurs in two separate regions: East Africa, from southern Somalia to central Tanzania and in Southern Africa from northern Namibia and adjoining parts of south-western Angola (East 1999, Brotherton 2013).
Conservation:
The range of Kirk's Dik-dik includes protected areas Samburu, Meru, Tsavo, Masai Mara, Amboseli and Lake Nakuru National Parks (Kenya), Serengeti, Arusha, Tarangire and Mkomazi (Tanzania) and Etosha NP (Namibia). It is also common on private farmland in Namibia (East 1999). The most urgent research action required is a thorough evaluation of the taxonomic status of the identified cytotypes; if these are confirmed to represent distinct species, then the status of the various forms will require reassessment.