Penguin

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Penguin
Gentoo penguin 1.jpg
Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Phylum Information
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Aves
Sub-class Neornithes
Infra-class Neognathae
Order Information
Order Spheniciformes
Family Information
Family Spheniscidae
Genus Information
Genera Aptenodytes
Eudyptes
Eudyptula
Megadyptes
Pygoscelis
Spheniscus
Population statistics

Phylogeny

  • Family Spheniscidae
Subfamily Spheniscinae
Genus Aptenodytes
Emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri
King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Genus Eudyptes
Chatham penguin, Eudyptes chathamensis (extinct)
Eastern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes filholi
Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
Fiordland crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrynchus
Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
Northern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi
Royal penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli
Snares crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus
Western rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
Genus Eudyptula
Little penguin, Eudyptula minor
Genus Megadyptes
Waitaha penguin, Megadyptes waitaha (extinct)
Yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes
Genus Pygoscelis
Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Genus Spheniscus
African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti
Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus

References