Emperor penguin - Aptenodytes forsteri

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Aptenodytes forsteri
Author G. R. Gray, 1844
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174449
Common Names English: Emperor Penguin
Spanish: Pingüino emperador
Portuguese: pinguim-imperador
French: Manchot empereur
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Sphenisciformes
          Family: Spheniscidae
            Genus: Aptenodytes
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN174449
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    NT (Global)
#records (spatial)20,829
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets16
Year1910 - 2024
Latitude-78.63 - -24.05
Longitude-178.00 - 178.92
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