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Table 1 Latitudinal range, adult body mass, adult length and broad climatic preference for each penguin species [79, 110], [Vianna pers. comm.]

From: Landscape genomics: natural selection drives the evolution of mitogenome in penguins

Genus

Species

Common Name

Geographic range

Body Mass (kg)

Length (cm)

Climate

Latitude (S)

range

Average

 

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