Dwarf cassowary | |
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At Avilon Zoo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
Order: | Casuariiformes |
Family: | Casuariidae |
Genus: | Casuarius |
Species: | C. bennetti
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Binomial name | |
Casuarius bennetti | |
Distribution of the dwarf cassowary | |
Synonyms | |
[3] List
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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.