King penguin
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| King Penguin | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neognathae |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Spheniciformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Spheniscidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Aptenodytes |
| Species Information | |
| Species | A. patagonicus |
| Population statistics | |
The King penguin is the second-largest species of penguin. [1] When fully grown, these penguins are usually about three feet tall and weigh about 35 pounds.[2]