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Scientific Name
Pinguinus impennis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Great Auk
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Genus | Pinguinus |
| Species | Pinguinus impennis |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
Historic on MDI and now extinct (Tyson and Bond 1941)
Occurrence Tags
- Historical
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981) and Maine (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Extinct (Palmer 1949).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Bond (19??) Extinct, remains have been found at Manchester Point, Northeast Harbor.
Tyson and Bond (1941): Remains found at Manchester Point, Northeast Harbor.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Extinct (Palmer 1949).
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