Species profile—Casuarius casuarius (southern population) (southern cassowary (southern population))
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Casuariidae (emus and cassowaries) → Casuarius casuarius (southern population) (southern cassowary (southern population))
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Casuariidae (emus and cassowaries)
- Scientific name
- Casuarius casuarius (southern population) Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- southern cassowary (southern population)
- Type reference
- https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Casuarius_casuarius
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1087
- Synonym(s)
- Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population)
- Alternate name(s)
- cassowary
southern cassowary
double-wattled cassowary
Australian cassowary - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Potentially Aggressive
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- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
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=1087.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
