Dwarf cassowary

Dwarf cassowary
At Avilon Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Genus: Casuarius
Species:
C. bennetti
Binomial name
Casuarius bennetti
Gould, 1857[2]
Distribution of the dwarf cassowary
Synonyms
[3]
List
  • Casuarius bennetti westermannirogersi (Sclater 1874)
  • Casuarius westermanni Sclater 1874
  • Casuarius papuanus Schlegel 1871
  • Casuarius bennetti papuanus (Schlegel 1871)
  • Casuarius goodfellowi Rothschild 1914
  • Casuarius bennetti goodfellowi (Rothschild 1914)
  • Casuarius papuanus goodfellowi (Rothschild 1914)
  • Casuarius papuanus shawmayeri Rothschild 1937
  • Casuarius bennetti shawmayeri (Rothschild 1937)
  • Casuarius foersteri Rothschild 1913
  • Casuarius bennetti foersteri (Rothschild 1913)
  • Casuarius picticollis hecki Rothschild 1899
  • Casuarius bennetti hecki (Rothschild 1899)
  • Casuarius keysseri Rothschild 1912
  • Casuarius bennetti keysseri (Rothschild 1912)
  • Casuarius jamrachi Rothschild 1904
  • Casuarius roseigularis Rothschild 1905
  • Casuarius bennetti roseigularis (Rothschild 1905)
  • Casuarius rogersi Rothschild 1928
  • Casuarius bennetti bennetti Gould 1857
  • Casuarius edwardsi Oustalet 1878
  • Casuarius bennetti edwardsi (Oustalet 1878)
  • Casuarius westermanni edwardsi (Oustalet 1878)
  • Casuarius claudii Ogilvie-Grant 1911
  • Casuarius bennetti claudii (Ogilvie-Grant 1911)
  • Casuarius picticollis Sclater 1874
  • Casuarius bennetti picticollis (Sclater 1874)
  • Casuarius loriae Rothschild 1898
  • Casuarius bennetti loriae (Rothschild 1898)
  • Casuarius maculatus Rothschild 1900
  • Casuarius bennetti maculatus (Rothschild 1900)

The dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), also known as Bennett's cassowary, little cassowary, mountain cassowary[2] or muruk, is the smallest of the three extant species of cassowaries.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Casuarius bennetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678111A92755192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678111A92755192.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Cassowaries". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. pp. 75–80. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
  3. ^ Peron, Richard. "Taxonomy of the Genus Casuarius". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-05-04.