Kirk's dik-dik vs orangeback flying squid

Madoqua kirkii compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Madoqua	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kirk's dik-dik and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid