Dwarf cassowary

Dwarf cassowary
	At Avilon Zoo
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Casuariiformes
Family:	Casuariidae
Genus:	Casuarius
Species:	C. bennetti
Binomial name
	Casuarius bennetti; Gould, 1857
	Distribution of the dwarf cassowary
Synonyms
	List Casuarius bennetti westermannirogersi (Sclater 1874) ; Casuarius westermanni Sclater 1874 ; Casuarius papuanus Schlegel 1871 ; Casuarius bennetti papuanus (Schlegel 1871) ; Casuarius goodfellowi Rothschild 1914 ; Casuarius bennetti goodfellowi (Rothschild 1914) ; Casuarius papuanus goodfellowi (Rothschild 1914) ; Casuarius papuanus shawmayeri Rothschild 1937 ; Casuarius bennetti shawmayeri (Rothschild 1937) ; Casuarius foersteri Rothschild 1913 ; Casuarius bennetti foersteri (Rothschild 1913) ; Casuarius picticollis hecki Rothschild 1899 ; Casuarius bennetti hecki (Rothschild 1899) ; Casuarius keysseri Rothschild 1912 ; Casuarius bennetti keysseri (Rothschild 1912) ; Casuarius jamrachi Rothschild 1904 ; Casuarius roseigularis Rothschild 1905 ; Casuarius bennetti roseigularis (Rothschild 1905) ; Casuarius rogersi Rothschild 1928 ; Casuarius bennetti bennetti Gould 1857 ; Casuarius edwardsi Oustalet 1878 ; Casuarius bennetti edwardsi (Oustalet 1878) ; Casuarius westermanni edwardsi (Oustalet 1878) ; Casuarius claudii Ogilvie-Grant 1911 ; Casuarius bennetti claudii (Ogilvie-Grant 1911) ; Casuarius picticollis Sclater 1874 ; Casuarius bennetti picticollis (Sclater 1874) ; Casuarius loriae Rothschild 1898 ; Casuarius bennetti loriae (Rothschild 1898) ; Casuarius maculatus Rothschild 1900 ; Casuarius bennetti maculatus (Rothschild 1900) ;

The dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), also known as Bennett's cassowary, little cassowary, mountain cassowary or muruk, is the smallest of the three extant species of cassowaries.

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