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Taxon:
Branta canadensis
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Canada goose
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Taxon:
Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Reptilia
............................................Eureptilia
..............................................Romeriida
................................................Diapsida
..................................................Eosuchia
....................................................Neodiapsida
......................................................Sauria
........................................................Archosauromorpha
..........................................................Archosauria
............................................................Avesuchia
..............................................................Avemetatarsalia
................................................................Ornithodira
..................................................................Dinosauromorpha
....................................................................Dinosauriformes
......................................................................Dinosauria
........................................................................Saurischia
..........................................................................Eusaurischia
............................................................................Theropoda
..............................................................................Tetanurae
................................................................................Avetheropoda
..................................................................................Coelurosauria
....................................................................................Tyrannoraptora
......................................................................................Maniraptoriformes
........................................................................................Maniraptora
..........................................................................................Paraves
............................................................................................Avialae
..............................................................................................Class Aves - birds
................................................................................................Pygostylia
..................................................................................................Ornithothoraces
....................................................................................................Ornithuromorpha
......................................................................................................Ornithurae
........................................................................................................Carinatae
..........................................................................................................Subclass Neornithes
............................................................................................................Cohort Neognathae
..............................................................................................................Subcohort Galloanserae
................................................................................................................Superorder Galloanserimorphae
..................................................................................................................Order Anseriformes - waterfowl and screamers
....................................................................................................................Suborder Anseres - waterfowl
......................................................................................................................Superfamily Anatoidea
........................................................................................................................Family Anatidae - ducks, geese, swans
..........................................................................................................................Subfamily Anserinae - geese
............................................................................................................................Genus Branta - Canada goose
..............................................................................................................................Species Branta bernicla - brent goose
..............................................................................................................................Species †Branta esmeralda
..............................................................................................................................Species ‡Branta hylobadistes
..............................................................................................................................Species Branta leucopsis - barnacle goose
..............................................................................................................................Species Branta ruficollis - red-breasted goose
..............................................................................................................................Species Branta sandvicensis - nene
..............................................................................................................................(Species Branta nigricans)
..............................................................................................................................Species Branta canadensis - Canada goose
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis canadensis - Canada goose
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis fulva
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis hutchinsi
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis hutchinsii - Hutchins's goose
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis interior
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis leucopareia - tundra goose
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis maxima
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis minima - cackling goose
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis moffitti
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis occidentalis
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis parvipes
................................................................................................................................Subspecies Branta canadensis taverneri
Geography
Geographic region
:
Europe
Appearance
:
Introduced
Geographic region
:
New Zealand
Appearance
:
Introduced
Geographic region
:
North America
Appearance
:
Native
Ecology/Habitat
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Canadian Low Arctic Tundra
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012