Species profile—Dromaius novaehollandiae (emu)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Casuariidae (emus and cassowaries) → Dromaius novaehollandiae (emu)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Casuariidae (emus and cassowaries)
- Scientific name
- Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
- Common name
- emu
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1089
- Alternate name(s)
- spotted emu
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Agricultural Pest
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
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=1089.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
