Taxon Profile: Pygoscelis papua

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
1088
Common Name
Gentoo Penguin
Authority
(Forster,1781)
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Sphenisciformes
Family
Spheniscidae
Genus
Pygoscelis

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94

Traits

CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier PYP

Species belongs to the following lists - Follow link on List Name to see list of all species.