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Classification of the Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) in the Animal Kingdom

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Dwarf Cassowary
Casuarius bennetti
Taxonomy

The Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) was registered by Gould in 1857.


The Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body of two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Paleognathae

Ratites & Tinamous

Order

Struthioniformes

Ratites: Ostriches, Rheas, Emus, Cassowaries and Kiwis.

Family

Casuariidae

Cassowaries

Genus

Casuarius

Cassowaries

Species

Casuarius bennetti

Dwarf Cassowary



The Subspecies of the Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti)

Much work still needs to be done on the subspecies of the Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti). Following are some of the most usually listed, although there might be others and some of these could be duplicated on this list.


Subspecie

Distribution

Casuarius bennetti papuanus

Northern New Guinea

Casuarius bennetti goodfellowi

Japen Island

Casuarius bennetti claudii

New Guinea

Casuarius bennetti picticollis

Southern New Guinea

Casuarius bennetti hecki

Northern New Guinea

Casuarius bennetti bennetti

New Britain

Casuarius bennetti shawmayeri

Mountains of New Britain



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