Emu

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q93208
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Emu

Summary

Emu is a taxon[1]. Emu ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,897 views/month, #209 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Emu's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Emu is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Emu's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Emu belongs to the parent taxon Dromaius[6].
  • Emu is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Emu's scientific name is Dromaius novaehollandiae[8].
  • Emu is a type of flightless bird[9].
  • Emu's Commons category is recorded as Dromaius novaehollandiae[10].
  • Emu's significant event is recorded as Emu War[11].
  • Emu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Emus[12].
  • Emu's Commons gallery is recorded as Dromaius novaehollandiae[13].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[17].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Emu's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[20].
  • Emu's this taxon is source of is recorded as emu meat[21].
  • Emu's this taxon is source of is recorded as emu oil[22].
  • Emu is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emu'}[23].
  • Emu is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Emu'}[24].
  • Emu is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Emú'}[25].
  • Emu is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'emú comú'}[26].
  • Emu is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'emu hnědý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Emu is Dromaius novaehollandiae[8]. Emu is classified at the rank of species[4]. Emu is classified within Dromaius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emu'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Emu'}[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Emú'}[25], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'emú comú'}[26], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'emu hnědý'}[27], and {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'emiw'}[28].

Distribution

Emu is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Emu's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8790[29]. Emu's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517716[30]. Emu's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2495134[31]. Emu's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174385[32].

Why It Matters

Emu ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,897 views/month, #209 of 195,241).[2] Emu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Emu is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . 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.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to Australia
    Parent taxon Dromaius
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Different from Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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