How many different types of penguins are there in the Antarctica and Arctic?

Answer 1

THERE ARE NO PENGUINS IN THE ARCTIC.

Penguins live in and around the southern oceans (although there is one colony in the Galapagos island on the equator) and are mainly found on Antarctica and its outlying islands.

The number of living penguin species varies between 17 and 20, depending on which authority is followed, here is a list:

Subfamily Spheniscinae - Modern penguins

• Aptenodytes - Great penguins
  • King Penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
  • Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri
• Pygoscelis - Brush-tailed penguins
  • Adélie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
  • Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica
  • Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua
• Eudyptula - Little penguins
  • Little Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
  • White-flippered Penguin, Eudyptula albosignata(provisional)
• Spheniscus - Banded penguins
  • Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
  • Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti
  • Galapagos Penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
  • African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus
• Megadyptes
  • Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes
  • Waitaha Penguin, Megadyptes waitaha (extinct)
• Eudyptes - Crested penguins
  • Fiordland Penguin, Eudyptes pachyrynchus
  • Snares Penguin, Eudyptes robustus
  • Erect-crested Penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
  • Western Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
  • Eastern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes filholi
  • Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi
  • Royal Penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed)
  • Macaroni Penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Chatham Islands Penguin, Eudyptes sp. (extinct)

Answer 2

All penguins are sea birds and find their food sources in salt water.

Four types of penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches: Gentoo, Chinstrap, Adelie and Emperor.

No animal 'lives' on Antarctica: it's too cold and there is no food chain.

Answer 3

No penguins live in Antarctica: it is a continent where a few types of penguins come to breed. Penguins are sea birds and live at sea.

You can find Adelie and Emperor penguins breeding on Antarctica's beaches during breeding season.

Answer 4

for your information there are no polar bears in Antarctica OK! They live in the Arctic alone and down in Hudson bay and that area

Answer 5

Primarily four types of penguins breed in Antarctica: the Emperor and the Adelie, the Chinstrap and the Gentoo. All penguins make their homes in sea water.

Answer 6

Polar bears live in the Arctic, not in the Antarctic.

Answer 7

All penguins are sea birds, and their homes are in the sea. However, Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo and Emperor penguins all breed on Antarctica's beaches.

Answer 8

There are no polar bears in Antarctica, sorry.

Answer 9

There are no polar bears in the Antarctic. They only live in the Arctic.