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Penguins are birds therefore not mammals.
Fairy penguin is another name for the Little Blue Penguin.
Life is classed according to the following categories:
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
The Little Blue penguin has the classification or taxonomy as follows: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata ( Subphylum Vertebrata) Class Aves (Infraclass Neoaves) (Mammals are in the class Mammalia)
Order Sphenisciformes
Family Spheniscidae Genus Eudyptula
Species minor
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Why is the fairy penguin so small?
The fairy penguin is so small because of the type of breed the penguin is. The penguin is smaller when it is born so it will look tiny
What is the smallest species of penguin called?
The Little Blue Penguin. [Fairy Penguin.]
What is the smallest penguins species?
The smallest penguin species is the little blue penguin, also known as the fairy penguin. It is 16 inches tall.
How heavy is a penguin?
The weight of a penguin varies from species to species. The smallest penguin is the Fairy Penguin, also known as the Little Blue Penguin. It averages 1kg in weight. The largest penguin is the Emperor Penguin, which ranges from 30-35 kg in weight. Other species range in between those weights.
Is a whale faster than a penguin?
---- They are many whales like the blue whale (the biggest mammal in the world) that are faster, but not all are. ----
Is a fairy penguin a marine mammal?
no, its a bird
What is the smallest species of penguin whaT IS ITS nickname?
the smallest is the fairy penguin
What are three related species the emperor penguins?
The three penguins that are related to the emperor penguin is the dimunitive fairy penguin,the fairy penguin,and the galapagus penguins.(The fairy penguin and the dimunitive fairy penguin are different)
What will eat a fairy penguin?
A leopard seal will eat a fairy penguin.
What is a fairy penguin?
The fairy penguin is the same as the Little and Blue Penguin. It is the smallest species of penguins.
Were does the fairy penguins lived?
Fairy Penguins live in Australia and New Zealand. The Fairy Penguin is also called the Little Blue Penguin, Little Penguin or the Blue Penguin.
IS the fairy penguin the smallest penguin?
Yes. The fairy penguin can also be called "the little penguin" and people will still accosicate it with this breed
Is a penguin a Antarctica mammal?
a penguin is a bird.
Is a penguin a land mammal?
No, a penguin is a bird.
How long does a fairy penguin live?
A fairy penguin lives for around 6.5-7 years
What is the genus of fairy penguins?
The Fairy penguin, also known as the Little penguin and the Little Blue penguin, belongs to the genus Eudyptula.
Why is the fairy penguin so small?
The fairy penguin is so small because of the type of breed the penguin is. The penguin is smaller when it is born so it will look tiny
