Silver dik-dik
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The silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) is a small antelope found in low, dense thickets along the southeastern coast of Somalia and in Acacia-Commiphora bushland in the Shebelle Valley in southeastern Ethiopia.[1] It is the smallest species of dik-dik, with a length of Script error: No such module "convert"., a height of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a weight of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Its back and flanks are grizzled silvery, while the limbs, ears, and muzzle are ochraceus in colour.[2] Little is known about its status, but numbers are believed to be decreasing.[1]
Together with the closely related Salt's dik-dik, this species forms the subgenus Madoqua in the genus Madoqua (other dik-diks are also in the genus Madoqua, but the subgenus Rhynchotragus).[3][4] The taxonomy of this subgenus is complex and a matter of dispute. Though most recent authorities treat the silver dik-dik as a monotypic species,[1][5] the silver dik-dik has been suggested as a subspecies of Swayne's dik-dik[3] (itself now usually treated as a subspecies of Salt's dik-dik).[4]
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- ↑ a b Kingdon, J. (1997). The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals. Academic Press. Template:ISBN
- ↑ a b Ansell, W. F. H. (1972). Order Artiodactyla. Part 15. Pp. 1-84. in: Meester, J., and H. W. Setzer, eds (1972). The mammals of Africa: An identification manualSmithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
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