Kirk's dik-dik vs Natal plum

Madoqua kirkii compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Madoqua	Carissa
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	Natal 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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).