Talk:Dik-dik

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is part of WikiProject Mammals, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use mammal resource. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information.

Dik-dik is either included in the 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection or is a candidate for inclusion in the next version (the project page is at WPCD Selection). Please maintain high quality standards, and if possible stick to GFDL and GFDL-compatible images.

[edit] Number of species of dik-dik?

The article as of a few days ago said there were three species, I corrected it to five species upon the basis of the statement "The five species of dik-dik, with the exception of Kirk's dik-dik, are only found in eastern and northeastern Africa. Kirk's dik-dik, which is described here, is one of the most common. It is also found in southwestern Africa." by the African Wildlife Foundation, however Gdr has changed this number to four. Gdr added another source, so perhaps this source lists four species, but there is clearly a difference in sources. --Matthew 22:10, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

• ITIS lists four species. So does Mammal Species of the World [1]. The African Wildlife Foundation may be mistaken, or may be distinguishing species that are synonymized by others. Since it doesn't actually list the species, it's hard to tell. Gdr 22:26, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

• I am strongly inclined to trust the sources found by Gdr over the AWF, and have e-mailed their office to see if they are aware of the error, or if they have documentation of an additional species. --Matthew 22:31, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species also only lists 4. It seems that only commercial hunting related sites list a fifth species, Cordeaux's Dik-dik (Madoqua cordeauxi) - Rooivalk 23:25, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

According to [2], M. cordeauxi is synonymous with M. saltiana. Gdr 13:34, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Their food

They eat Acasietrees. Saw it on a documentary on Animal Planet. "Walking with Mammals" or so by David Attenborough. If someone knows, please add the other mammal that also eats from the acasietrees, giraffs, dik-diks and another one standing high on its backleggs.

They eat muffins? 82.24.212.174 18:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I reverted the junk edits by 199.71.136.69, looks like a school IP with mostly crap edits. --brion 01:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)