Madoqua thomasi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Madoqua
Species
Madoqua thomasi
Scientific Name
Madoqua thomasi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Thomas-Dikdik

Das Thomas-Dikdik (Madoqua thomasi) ist eine Art der Dikdiks aus der Gruppe der Gazellenartigen. Sie ist im nördlichen und zentralen Tansania verbreitet, allerdings ist das Ökosystem der Serengeti hier ausgeschlossen. Die Tiere bewohnen offene Gebüschlandschaften. Äußerlich ähneln sie anderen Dikdiks, sie haben somit einen kleinen Kopf, langen Hals, kurzen Schwanz und lange Gliedmaßen. Die kurzen, spießartigen Hörner werden nur von Männchen getragen. Besondere Kennzeichen finden sich in dem deutlicher rotgefärbten Rückenfell. Die Lebensweise ist kaum erforscht. Vermutlich lebt das Thomas-Dikdik paarweise und ernährt sich von weicher Pflanzenkost. Geburten können mehrfach im Jahr erfolgen und finden nach einer Tragzeit von rund 170 Tagen statt. Die Art wurde im Jahr 1905 wissenschaftlich eingeführt. Sie galt aber in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts gemeinsam mit anderen nahe verwandten Formen als Unterart des Kirk-Dikdiks, wodurch eine Metapopulation entstand. Erst Chromosomenuntersuchungen in den 1990er Jahren deckten auf, dass es sich um eine eigenständige Art handelt. Seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts wird das Thomas-Dikdik wieder unabhängig geführt. Über die Bestandsentwicklung liegen nur wenige Informationen vor.

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Madoqua thomasi in languages:

English
Thomas's Dik-dik
French
Dik-dik de Thomas
German
Thomas-Dikdik
Italian
Dik-dik di Thomas

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