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Southern Cassowary |
| Casuarius casuarius |
| Taxonomy |
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| The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), |
The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) was registered by Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturæ in 1758. |
The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) in the Animal Kingdom |
Classification |
Name |
Notes |
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion. |
Subkingdom |
Eumetazoa |
Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides. |
Branch |
Bilateria |
Body of two symmetrical opposing sides. |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Chordates |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Vertebrates |
Superclass |
Gnathostomata |
Vertebrates with jaws. |
Class |
Aves |
Birds: Vertebrates with feathers. |
Superorder |
Paleognathae |
Ratites & Tinamous |
Order |
Struthioniformes |
Ratites: Ostriches, Rheas, Emus, Cassowaries and Kiwis. |
Family |
Casuariidae |
Cassowaries |
Genus |
Casuarius |
Cassowaries |
Species |
Casuarius casuarius |
Southern Cassowary |
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The Subspecies of the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) |
Much work still needs to be done on the subspecies of the Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius). Following are some of the most usually listed, although there might be others and some of these could be duplicated on this list. |
Subspecie |
Distribution |
Casuarius casuarius casuarius |
Ceram island |
Casuarius casuarius bicarunculatus |
Aru island and northern New Guinea |
Casuarius casuarius tricarunculatus |
Geelvink Bay in New Guinea |
Casuarius casuarius lateralis |
Northern New Guinea |
Casuarius casuarius sclaterii |
Southern New Guinea |
Casuarius casuarius aruensis |
Wokan island |
Casuarius casuarius violicollis |
Trangan island |
Casuarius casuarius johnsonii |
Northern Australia. |
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| Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), |
| three toes on each foot |
| claw on the inner toe. |
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