Ratites
Temporal range: Paleocene-Holocene Possible Late Cretaceous record
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Latham, 1790[1]

This is a list of ratites.

Codes used in Status columns in tables below

  • Extinct (EX) – No known living individuals
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range
  • Critically endangered (CR) – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
  • Endangered (EN) – Higher risk of extinction in the wild
  • Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of extinction in the wild
  • Near threatened (NT) – Likely to become endangered in the near future
  • Conservation Dependent (CD) – Low risk; is conserved to prevent being near threatened, certain events may lead it to being a higher risk level
  • Least concern (LC) – Very Low risk; does not qualify for a higher risk category and not likely to be threatened in the near future. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Struthionidae

Struthio

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Common ostrich Struthio camelus LR/lc Through central and southern Africa, four subspecies are recognized
Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes VU Native to the Horn of Africa

Rheidae

Rhea

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Greater rhea Rhea americana LR/nt South American pampas
Lesser rhea Rhea pennata LR/nt Population in Chile and in Argentina

Apterygidae

Apteryx

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Great spotted kiwi Apteryx haastii VU South Island, New Zealand
Little spotted kiwi Apteryx owenii LR/nt Multiple small islands in New Zealand
Okarito kiwi Apteryx rowi DD Okarito forest in New Zealand's South Island
Southern brown kiwi Apteryx australis VU A small population in the South Island and another on Stewart Island in New Zealand
North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli EN Scattered through New Zealand's North Island

Dinornithidae

Dinornis

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
North Island giant moa Dinornis novaezealdniae EX lived in the lowlands of New Zealand's North and South Islands
South Island giant moa Dinornis robustus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island

Megalapteryx

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Upland moa Megalapteryx didinus EX South Island mountains, New Zealand

Anomalopteryx

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Bush moa Anomalopteryx didiformis EX lived in lowland conifers in New Zealand's North Island, and small spots in the South Island

Euryapteryx

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Broad-billed Moa Euryapteryx curtus EX lived on lowlands of New Zealand's North, South, and Stewart Islands

Emeus

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Eastern moa Emeus crassus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island

Pachyornis

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Heavy-footed Moa Pachyornis elephantopus EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's South Island
Mantell's moa Pachyornis geranoides EX lived in lowlands of New Zealand's North, South, and Stewart Islands
Crested Moa Pachyornis australis EX dominant moa of far north and far south of New Zealand's South Island

Dromaiidae

Dromaius

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae LR/lc Widespread throughout Australia

Casuariidae

Casuarius

Name Binomial Name Status Distribution
Pygmy cassowary Casuarius lydekki EX
Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius VU northern Queensland, Australia
Northern cassowary Casuaraius unappendiculatus VU Northern Papua New Guinea and East Timor
Dwarf cassowary Casuarius bennetti LR/lc Central East Timor and Papua New Guinea

Aepyornithidae

Aepyornis

Name Species Status Distribution
Giant elephant bird Aepyornis maximus EX Madagascar
Hildebrandt's elephant bird Aepyornis hildebrandti EX Madagascar

Mullerornis

Name Species Status Distribution
Lesser elephant bird Mullerornis modestus EX Madagascar

References

  1. ↑ Brands, Sheila (2008)
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