Dromaius novaehollandiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Casuariiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Palaeognathae Ordo: Casuariiformes

Familia: Casuariidae
Subfamilia: Dromaiinae
Genus: Dromaius
Species: Dromaius novaehollandiae
Subspecies: D. n. novaehollandiae

Subspecies extinctae: †D. n. baudinianus – †D. n. diemenensis – †D. n. minor

Name

Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms

Casuarius novaehollandiae (protonym)
Dromaius ater Vieillot, 1817 (as to type)
Dromaius gracilipes De Vis, 1892 [synonymised by Patterson & Rich, 1987: 96 ('we therefore synonymize D. gracilipes with D. novaehollandiae')]
Dromaius patricius De Vis, 1892 [synonymised by Patterson & Rich, 1987: 95 ('we, therefore, synonymize D. patricius with D. novaehollandiae')]
Metapteryx bifrons De Vis, 1892 [synonymised by Patterson & Rich, 1987: 96 ('Metapteryx bifrons in all repects conforms to a juvenile individual of D. novaehollandiae, and we synonymize it with that species)]

References

Primary references

Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. Volumen II: 467–920. Londini. (Leigh & Sotheby). BHL Reference page. : 665.

References

De Vis, C. W. (1892). Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales ser.2, 6: 437–456, plates XXIII-XXIV. BHL
Patterson, C., & Rich, P. V. (1987). The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae). Records of the South Australian Museum 21: 85–117. PDF

Vernacular names

aragonés: Emú
العربية: الامو
bdy: Ŋuruyn
беларуская: Эму
български: Голямо ему
বাংলা: এমু
català: Emú
čeština: Emu hnědý
dansk: Emu
Deutsch: Emu
Ελληνικά: Εμού
English: Emu
Esperanto: Emuo
español: Emú
eesti: Emu
suomi: Emu
français: Émeu d’Australie
galego: Emú
עברית: אמו
hrvatski: Emu
italiano: Emù
日本語: エミュー
한국어: 에뮤
lietuvių: Emu
македонски: Ему
Nederlands: Emoe
Deitsch: Emu
polski: Emu
português: Emu
русский: Страус эму
svenska: Australisk emu
Türkçe: Emu
wrh: Nguurruuyn
中文: 鸸鹋

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