Casuariiformes (Casowaries and Emus)
Casuariidae (Casowaries)
Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Casuarius lydekkeri | Rothschild, 1911 | Pygmy cassowary | Late Pleistocene | Australia & Papua New Guinea | Extinct | Access |
Dromaiidae (Emus)
Scientific Name | Author/s | Common Name | Last Record | Distribution | Status | Taxon Profile |
Dromaius australis | Woods, 1866 | Late Pleistocene? | South Australia, Australia | Invalid (nomen dubium) | Access | |
Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus | Parker, 1984 | Kangaroo Island emu | 1802-1836 | Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia | Extinct | Access |
Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis | Le Souëf, 1907 | Tasmanian emu | 1839 or later | Tasmania, Australia | Extinct | Access |
Dromaius novaehollandiae minor | Spencer, 1906 | King Island (dwarf) emu, Black emu | May 1822 | King Island, Tasmania, Australia | Extinct | Access |
Dromaius peroni |
Rothschild, 1907 | ? | Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia | Invalid (synonym) | Access |