Did you Know? List of Facts about the Kiwi
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about the Kiwi, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about the Kiwi are as follows: - Fact 1 - Definition: The Kiwi is a flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck, stout legs which is grayish-brown in color. The kiwi is only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
- Fact 2 - The kiwi is the smallest of a group of flightless, running Birds that includes the Ostrich and Emu
- Fact 3 - Description: The kiwi has loose, bristly, hair-like feathers and long whiskers
- Fact 4 - Kiwi are shy and usually nocturnal
- Fact 5 - They mate for life
- Fact 6 - The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand
- Fact 7 - Kiwis do not have tails
- Fact 8 - Kiwi stats and facts
- Weight: 800 g to 1 kg
- Height: 50 cm
- Habitat: Forests and swamps
- Lifespan: 40 years
- Diet: the Kiwi are Worms, Spiders, fruit, Frogs and Eels
- Fact 9 - The kiwi is a highly territorial animal and will protect its habitat from others
- Fact 10 - Female kiwis are larger than males
- Fact 11 - Kiwis have 4 toes each of which has a large claw
- Fact 12 - The 5 species of kiwis named the Great Spotted, Little Spotted, Okarito Brown, Tokoeka and the North Island Brown Kiwi
- Fact 13 - The name "kiwifruit" (aka Chinese gooseberry) comes from the kiwi
- Fact 14 - The Maori believe that kiwi are under the protection of Tane Mahuta the god of the forest
- Fact 15 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
- The Kiwi is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'endangered'
- Endangered Species - EN (Status: Threatened) - In the immediate probability of becoming extinct and require protection to exist.
Facts about the Kiwi - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of the Kiwi - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about the Kiwi are as follows: - Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes (or Apterygiformes)
Family: Apterygidae
Genus: Apteryx
Facts about the Kiwi
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