Kirk's dik-dik vs Sour orange

Madoqua kirkii compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Kirk's dik-dik is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rutaceae
Genus	Madoqua	Citrus
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa