Black oats vs Kirk's dik-dik

Avena strigosa compared with Madoqua kirkii

Key Differences

• Black oats is Extinct while Kirk's dik-dik is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black oats	Kirk's dik-dik
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Avena	Madoqua
Species	Avena strigosa	Madoqua kirkii

Conservation Status

Black oats

EX — Extinct

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black oats	Kirk's dik-dik
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black oats

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

Black oats

The Black oats (Avena strigosa) is a species in the genus Avena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.