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thumb|call of a female emu at the ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen in [[Germany ]]
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The emu (*Dromaius novaehollandiae*) is a species of flightless bird within the family Dromaiidae. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Aves, and order Casuariiformes. The genus name is *Dromaius*. This organism is endemic to Australia and is diurnal. It is the source of emu oil.
The species has a conservation status of Least Concern. Its average mass is 581.2, and the litter size is 8.7. Maximum longevity in captivity is 16.6 years. Significant events associated with the emu include the Emu War. The taxon is referenced by 997 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Emu
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCasuariiformes
- FamilyDromaiidae
Maximum longevity: 16.6 years (captivity)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Dromaiidae
- Collections
- USNM, NCSM
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- flightless bird
- Parent taxon
- Dromaius
- Mass
- 38.3
- Image
- Emu-wild.jpg
- Significant event
- Emu War
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Commons category
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
- Commons gallery
- Dromaius novaehollandiae
- endemic to
- Australia
- litter size
- 8.7
- this taxon is source of
- emu oil
- different from
- Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
- taxon common name
- ema-australiana
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Dromaius_novaehollandiae
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Agriculture
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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