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Species profile—Eudyptula minor (little penguin)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Spheniscidae (Penguins) → Eudyptula minor (little penguin)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Scientific name
Eudyptula minor (Forster, 1781)
Common name
little penguin
WildNet taxon ID
1113
Alternate name(s)
fairy penguin
southern blue penguin
little blue penguin
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1113.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024