Madoqua

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Madoqua is a genus of small African antelopes commonly known as dik-diks, characterized by their diminutive size, elongated snouts, and monogamous pair bonds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Madoqua canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
antiPredatorBehavior cryptic coloration ⓘ
rapid zigzag running ⓘ
belongsToFamily Bovidae ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily Antilopinae ⓘ
characterizedBy diminutive body size ⓘ
elongated snout ⓘ
monogamous pair bonds ⓘ
commonName dik-diks ⓘ
conservationStatus several species least concern ⓘ
describedAs small African antelopes ⓘ
diet browser ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
geographicDistribution Ethiopia ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
savanna shrublands ⓘ
semi-arid bushlands ⓘ
hasCommonNameForSpecies Günther's dik-dik ⓘ
Kirk's dik-dik ⓘ
Salt's dik-dik ⓘ
Silver dik-dik ⓘ
linked to: kirk’s dik-dik
hasSpecies Madoqua guentheri ⓘ
Madoqua kirkii ⓘ
Madoqua piacentinii ⓘ
Madoqua saltiana ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to: East Africa
notableFeature enlarged preorbital glands ⓘ
large dark eyes ⓘ
short pointed horns in males ⓘ
parentTaxon Animalia ⓘ
Artiodactyla ⓘ
Bovidae ⓘ
Chordata ⓘ
Mammalia ⓘ
Neotragini ⓘ
primaryActivityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
reproductiveBehavior monogamous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males horned females usually hornless ⓘ
socialStructure pair-living ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
territorialBehavior scent marking ⓘ
typeSpecies Madoqua saltiana ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kirk’s dik-dik → genus → Madoqua ⓘ
subject linked to: kirk’s dik-dik
Antilopinae → containsGenus → Madoqua ⓘ
Madoqua kirkii → parentTaxon → Madoqua ⓘ
Madoqua kirkii → genus → Madoqua ⓘ