Kirk's dik-dik vs Murray Plum

Madoqua kirkii compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Kirk's dik-dik is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	Murray Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Madoqua	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	Murray Plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kirk's dik-dik

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

Murray Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.