List of ratites

Ratites Temporal range: Paleocene-Holocene 56–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible Late Cretaceous record
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes Latham, 1790[1]

This is a list of ratites.

Struthionidae

Struthio

Name	Binomial Name	Status	Distribution
Ostrich	Struthio camelus	LR/lc	Through central Africa, one subspecies (S. c. australis, or Southern ostrich) lives at the southern tip 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 on South Island
Southern brown kiwi	Apteryx australis	VU	A small population on South Island and another on STewart Island in New Zealand
North Island brown kiwi	Apteryx mantelli	EN	Scattered through North Island New Zealand

Dinornithidae

Dinornis

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

Megalapteryx

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

Anomalopteryx

Name	Binomial Name	Status	Distribution
Bush moa	Anomalopteryx didiformis	EX	lived in lowland conifers on North Island and small spots on South Island

Euryapteryx

Name	Binomial Name	Status	Distribution
Broad-billed Moa	Euryapteryx curtus	EX	lived on lowlands of North, South, and Stewart Island

Emeus

Name	Binomial Name	Status	Distribution
Eastern moa	Emeus crassus	EX	lived in lowlands of South Island

Pachyornis

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

Dromaiidae

Dromaius

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

Casuariidae

Casuarius

Name	Binomial Name	Status	Distribution
	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
	Aepyornis maximus	EX	Madagascar
	Aepyornis gracilis	EX	Madagascar
	Aepyornis hildebrandti	EX	Madagascar
	Aepyornis medius	EX	Madagascar

Mullerornis

Name	Species	Status	Distribution
	Mullerornis rudis	EX	Madagascar
	Mullerornis betsilei	EX	Madagascar
	Mullerornis agilis	EX	Madagascar

References

1. Brands, Sheila (2008)