Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes (2,057 genera / 9,672 species)
Infraclass: Eoaves
Parvclass: Ratitae
Order: Struthioniformes (5 genera / 10 species ostrich, rheas, cassowaries, emu)
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes (2,057 genera / 9,672 species)
Infraclass: Eoaves
Parvclass: Ratitae
Order: Struthioniformes (5 genera / 10 species ostrich, rheas, cassowaries, emu)
Suborder
- :
StruthioniInfraorder
- :
StruthionidesFamily
- :
Struthionidae
- (1/1 ostrich)
Suborder: Casuarii
Family
- :
Casuariidae
- (2/4)
Tribe
- :
Casuariini
- (cassowaries)
Tribe
- :
Dromaiini
- (emu)
Family: Apterygidae (1/3 kiwis)
Struthioniformes (Ostrich)
Struthionidae
- 1 species
- Struthio camelus
- struthio (L): ostrich
- forma (L): form or shape but can mean a species or a particular kind
- camelus (L): camel or camel-like
