Lesser moa

Lesser moa Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene
Skeleton of the eastern moa (Emeus crassus) in Musee des Confluences, Lyon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	†Dinornithiformes
Family:	†Emeidae Bonaparte 1854
Type species
Emeus crassus Owen, 1846
Species
Anomalopteryx didiformis Bush moa Emeus crassus Eastern moa Euryapteryx curtus Broad-billed moa Pachyornis elephantopus Heavy-footed moa Pachyornis geranoides Mantell's moa Pachyornis australis Crested moa

The lesser moa (family Emeidae) were a family of moa.

Species

• Genus Anomalopteryx
  • Bush moa, Anomalopteryx didiformis (North and South Island, New Zealand)
• Genus Emeus
  • Eastern moa, Emeus crassus (South Island, New Zealand)
• Genus Euryapteryx
  • Broad-billed moa, Euryapteryx curtus (North and South Island, New Zealand)
• Genus Pachyornis
  • Heavy-footed moa, Pachyornis elephantopus (South Island, New Zealand)
  • Mantell's moa, Pachyornis geranoides (North Island, New Zealand)
  • Crested moa, Pachyornis australis (South Island, New Zealand)