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.
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Dwarf cassowary |
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Scientific classification |
Domain: |
Eukaryota |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Aves |
Infraclass: |
Palaeognathae |
Order: |
Casuariiformes |
Family: |
Casuariidae |
Genus: |
Casuarius |
Species: |
C. bennetti |
Binomial name |
Casuarius bennetti
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Distribution of the dwarf cassowary |
Synonyms |
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- 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)
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