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Spheniscidae is the name of the biological family commonly known as penguins.
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Scientific name of penguin?
Spheniscidae
What is a common name for penguin?
Spheniscidae
What animal family does emperor penguins belong to?
It is the Spheniscidae.
How do you pronounce spheniscidae?
s-fen-nis-i-day
What animals belong to the Spheniscidae family?
Crabs dont, but penguins and dolphins do
Where do sphenisciformes live?
Sphenisciformes is an order of penguins under the family of Spheniscidae. This family of flightless birds can be found mainly in Antarctica.
What is the taxonomy of a penguin?
Penguins belong to the animal kingdom (Animalia), phylum Chordata, class Aves, and order Sphenisciformes. There are 18 species of penguins within the family Spheniscidae.
What animal group do penguins come under?
Penguins are in the Class Aves (Birds); Infraclass: Neognathae; Order: Sphenisciformes; Family: Spheniscidae
What is the kingdom phylum class order family species of a penguin?
Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae :OR: > Domain: Eukarya > Superkingdom: Unikonta > Kingdom: Metazoa/Animalia > Subkingdom: Eumetazoa > Branch: Bilateria > Infrakingdom: Deuterstomia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Sphenisciformes > Family: Spheniscidae > Genus: Aptenodytes > Species: A. forsteri
What is the penguin's scientific name?
There are 20 different species of penguin. All are in the order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae Aptenodytes forsteri, for example, is the Emperor penguin.
Peguins scientific name?
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.
Penguin Scientific name?
It all depends of which breed. African Penguin : Spheniscus demersus Chinstrap Penguin : Pygoscelis antarcticus Macaroni Penguin : Eudyptes chrysolophus Emperor Penguin : Aptenodytes forsteri King Penguin : Aptenodytes patagonicus
