Kirk's dik-dik

Japanese: キルクディクディク - きるくでぃくでぃく(英語表記)Kirk's dik-dik
Kirk's dik-dik

An animal of the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae. A small antelope with a shoulder height of 35-45cm that lives in the bushlands from Kenya to Angola. The "kirk" is named after John Kirk, the British consul general at the time this species was discovered (around 1880).

[Tadaaki Imaizumi]

[Reference] | Dik-dik
Main species of antelope (2) [specimen illustration]
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Main species of antelope (2) (specimen illustration)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目ウシ科の動物。ケニアからアンゴラまでのやぶ地に生息する、肩高35~45センチメートルと小形のアンテロープ(レイヨウ)。「キルク」は、本種が発見された当時(1880ころ)のイギリス総領事John Kirkにちなむ。

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[参照項目] | ディクディク
アンテロープのおもな種類(2)〔標本画〕
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アンテロープのおもな種類(2)〔標本画…


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