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Guenther's Dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)

Guenther's Dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)

Guenther's dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri)


Class: Mammalia
Family: Bovidae
Common Name: Guenther's Dik-dik
Genus: Madoqua
Species Name: guentheri

About The Guenther's Dik-dik

Guenther's dik-dik is an endemic species of the Somali Arid Zone of East Africa. They are found in Somalia (excluding the extreme northeast and northwest, as well as the central coastal strip), the eastern and southern lowlands of Ethiopia, northern and eastern Kenya, northeastern Uganda and extreme southeastern Sudan. They are currently absent from northwestern Somalia, with their populations reduced in the Haud and lower Juba River drainage. (Kingswood et al., 1996; MSW Scientific Names)

Biogeographic Regions: ethiopian (Native )



Rights Holder: The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors
Bibliographic Citation: Jacques, K. 2000. "Madoqua guentheri" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at Citation Link

Trips Where Observed

Africa: Egypt and Ethiopia

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