Kirk's dik-dik vs Staph beetle

Madoqua kirkii compared with Atheta marcida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kirk's dik-dik	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Madoqua	Atheta
Species	Madoqua kirkii	Atheta marcida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kirk's dik-dik

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kirk's dik-dik	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.