Home › Entities › taxon › Emperor Penguin

Emperor Penguin

large flightless seabird endemic to Antarctica
Taxon taxon Q161829
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Emperor Penguin

Summary

Emperor Penguin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month, #359 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emperor Penguin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Emperor Penguin is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Emperor Penguin's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Emperor Penguin belongs to the parent taxon Aptenodytes[6].
  • Emperor Penguin's scientific name is Aptenodytes forsteri[7].
  • Emperor Penguin is a type of penguin[8].
  • Emperor Penguin's Commons category is recorded as Aptenodytes forsteri[9].
  • Emperor Penguin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aptenodytes forsteri[10].
  • Emperor Penguin's Commons gallery is recorded as Aptenodytes forsteri[11].
  • Emperor Penguin's this taxon is source of is recorded as Aptenodytes forsteri egg[12].
  • Emperor Penguin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. forsteri'}[13].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin ymerodrol'}[14].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emperor Penguin'}[15].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaiserpinguin'}[16].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino emperador'}[17].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí emperador'}[18].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák císařský'}[19].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'keiserpingviin'}[20].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Keiserpingvin'}[21].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Императорский пингвин'}[22].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コウテイペンギン'}[23].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kejserpingvin'}[24].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'keisaripingviini'}[25].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'császárpingvin'}[26].
  • Emperor Penguin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pingwin cesarski'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Emperor Penguin is Aptenodytes forsteri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Aptenodytes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pengwin ymerodrol'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaiserpinguin'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pingüino emperador'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pingüí emperador'}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'tučňák císařský'}[19].

Identifiers

Emperor Penguin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 3820[28]. Emperor Penguin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9233[29]. Emperor Penguin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512074[30]. Emperor Penguin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481661[31]. Emperor Penguin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174449[32].

Why It Matters

Emperor Penguin ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,025 views/month, #359 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

ALT Linux March of the Penguins

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . avesargentinas.org.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Emperor Penguin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/emperor-penguin
MLA “Emperor Penguin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/emperor-penguin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_emperor-penguin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Emperor Penguin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/emperor-penguin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Emperor Penguin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/emperor-penguin (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/emperor-penguin · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Togopic · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Aptenodytes forsteri -Snow Hill Island, Antarctica -adults a, Penguin in Antarctica jumping out of the water.jpg, Penguin diving statistics.svg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: 202501 Emperor penguin.svg, Added image data."
  2. 27d ago · Nitraus · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Near Threatened
    Instance of → taxon
    Subclass of → penguin
    Subclass of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P141]]: [[Q719675]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.