Penguins are all from the order Sphenisciformes and family Spheniscidae.
Within this family are the various species. They are:
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Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicusNote that there are 4 species in the genus Spheniscus
It is the latin name for Emperor Penguin. Aptenodytes being the genus name, and Forsteri being the species name.
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.
The Little Blue Penguin. [Fairy Penguin.]
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the emperor penguin.
The common name for the King Penguin is actually King Penguin. The scientific name is Aptenodytes patagonicus. They are the second largest species of penguins in the world (the Emperor Penguin species being the biggest).
The Emperor penguin's genus is Aptenodytes.Its species name is Aptenodytes forsteri.
An African penguin is a species of penguin, Latin name Spheniscus demersus, which lives on the southwest coast of Africa.
A Waitaha penguin is an extinct species of penguin native to New Zealand, Latin name Megadyptes waihata.
An Adelie penguin, Latin name Pygoscelis adeliae, is a species of penguin with distinctive white rings around the eyes.
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicusNote that there are 4 species in the genus Spheniscus
The scientific name for an emperor penguin is Aptenodytes forsteri
A yellow-eyed penguin is a species of small penguin native to New Zealand, Latin name Megadyptes antipodes.
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There are 20 different species of penguin. All are in the order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae Aptenodytes forsteri, for example, is the Emperor penguin.