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How much does a Salt’s dik-dik weight?

It is hard to guess what a Salt’s dik-dik weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) on average weights 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs).

The Salt’s dik-dik is from the family Bovidae (genus: Madoqua). It is usually born with about 673 grams (1.48 lbs). They can live for up to 14 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 59.5 cm (2′ 0″). Usually, Salt’s dik-diks have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Salt's dik-dik is 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)

Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. It is named after Henry Salt, who discovered it in Abyssinia in the early 19th century.

Animals of the same family as a Salt’s dik-dik

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Salt’s dik-dik

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Madoqua saltiana:

Animals with the same size as a Salt’s dik-dik

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Salt’s dik-dik:

Animals with the same litter size as a Salt’s dik-dik

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Salt’s dik-dik:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Salt’s dik-dik

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Salt’s dik-dik: