From: Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins
Genus | Species | Common Name | Geographic range | Body Mass (kg) | Length (cm) | Climate | ||
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Latitude (S) | range | Average | Â | |||||
Pygoscelis | antarcticus | Chinstrap Penguin | 54° | 64° | 3.5–5.5 | 4.1 | 61–76 | Temperate/Polar |
papua | Gentoo Penguin | 46° | 65° | 3.3–8.8 | 6.1 | 56–83 | Temperate/Polar | |
adeliae | Adélie Penguin | 54° | 75° | 4.6–5.4 | 5 | 46–71 | Polar | |
Spheniscus | mendiculus | Galápagos Penguin | 0° | 0° | 1.4–2.6 | 2 | 46–55 | Tropical |
humboldti | Humboldt Penguin | 5° | 42° | 4.2–5.0 | 4.6 | 67–72 | Tropical/Temperate | |
magellanicus | Magellanic Penguin | 40° | 55° | 3.2–5.2 | 4 | 48 | Temperate | |
demersus | African Penguin | 25° | 33° | 2.7–3.4 | 3.1 | 60–70 | Subtropical/Temperate | |
Eudyptula | minor | Little Penguin | 30° | 47° | 0.7–1.3 | 1.2 | 33 | Temperate |
Eudyptes | chrysocome | Southern Rockhopper Penguin | 46° | 54° | 2–3.8 | 3.4 | 45–55 | Temperate |
Aptenodytes | forsteri | Emperor Penguin | 64° | 77° | 22-40 | 28 | 120 | Polar |