The Ecological Register: Madoqua kirkii

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Madoqua kirkii (ungulate)

Mass: 4.8 kg based on Sachs 1967 and Hoppe et al. 1983

Diet: browser based on Hoppe et al. 1983

Abundance: 0.36 to 30.35% (median 1.20%)

Latitudinal range: -20.5° to -0.8°

Habitats: (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

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Found in 6 samples

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Etosha Region

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tli’ika

Size measurements:

♀ body mass	5280 kg	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ body mass	5160 kg	N = 4	Sachs 1967
body mass	5187 kg	N = 7	Hoppe et al. 1983
body mass	4122 kg	N = 9	Hoppe et al. 1983
body mass	5000 kg	N = 5	Hoppe et al. 1983
♀ ear length	73 mm	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ ear length	76 mm	N = 4	Sachs 1967
♀ head and body length	645 mm	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ head and body length	650 mm	N = 4	Sachs 1967
♀ hind foot length	206 mm	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ hind foot length	205 mm	N = 4	Sachs 1967
♀ tail length	65 mm	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ tail length	72 mm	N = 4	Sachs 1967
♀ total body length	710 mm	N = 2	Sachs 1967
♂ total body length	722 mm	N = 4	Sachs 1967

See also Madoqua, Madoqua saltiana, Madoqua sp.

Current reference: Huckleberry et al. 2001 (ER 3215)