Dromaius ater

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	STRUTHIONIFORMES	DROMAIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Dromaius ater

Species Authority:

(Vieillot, 1817)

Common Name/s:

English

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King Island Emu

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

History:

2004	–	Extinct
2000	–	Extinct
1994	–	Extinct
1988	–	Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Dromaius ater was endemic to King Island in the Bass Strait, Australia⁴. Numerous skeletal remains have been found, but only one skin exists, collected by Baudin in 1802, and now in Paris¹. Its extinction must have followed shortly thereafter.

Range Description:

Dromaius ater was endemic to King Island in the Bass Strait, Australia⁴. Numerous skeletal remains have been found, but only one skin exists, collected by Baudin in 1802, and now in Paris¹. Its extinction must have followed shortly thereafter.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It was reported to prefer the shady margins of lagoons and the shoreline².
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Its extinction was presumably a result of being hunted by sealers for food².

Major Threat(s):

Its extinction was presumably a result of being hunted by sealers for food².

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Dromaius ater. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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