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π¦Emu
The emu is a species of flightless bird endemic to Australia, where it is the tallest native bird. It is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and the third-tallest living bird after its African ratite relatives, the common ostrich and Somali ostrich. The emu's native ranges cover most of the Australian mainland. The Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2018.
- Body mass
- 34 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 17 years
Everything we know about the Emu
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass34 kgAVONETOther figures βHide β
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By sex
- Female38 kgWikidataQ93208
- Male33 kgWikidataQ93208
Figures vary
- 39 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Standing height1.75 mnot statedDetails βHide β
ADW: "Emus can reach a maximum height of 190 cm, with the average at 175 cm." Value = stated average; high = stated maximum. Posture not stated; for an emu, height conventionally means the standing bird.
Source: Shorter 2012, 'Dromaius novaehollandiae', Animal Diversity Web, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dromaius_novaehollandiae/ Β· see citation
Tail length0.43 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.12 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.08 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.38 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan17 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
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Trophic levelHerbivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatGrasslandAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleTerrestrialAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l34 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Emu yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderCasuariiformes
- βΊfamilyDromaiidae
- βΊgenusDromaius
- βΊspeciesDromaius novaehollandiae
- classBirds Β· Aves
- orderCasuariiformes
- familyDromaiidae
- genusDromaius
All 13 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- superorderPalaeognathae
- orderCasuariiformes
- familyDromaiidae
- genusDromaius
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