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
Subspecies
	C. b. bennetti Gould, 1857; C. b. westermanni Sclater, 1874;
	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 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.

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
Subspecies
C. b. bennetti Gould, 1857 C. b. westermanni Sclater, 1874

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 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)