Aptenodytes
Sign in to saveThe genus Aptenodytes contains two extant and one extinct species of penguins, collectively known as the great penguins.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderSphenisciformes
- FamilySpheniscidae
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The genus Aptenodytes contains two extant and one extinct species of penguins, collectively known as the great penguins.
== Etymology == The name "Aptenodytes" is a composite of Ancient Greek elements, "ἀ-πτηνο-δύτης" (without-wings-diver).