What types of penguins species are there?
<answer> Aptenodytes, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Megadyptes, Pygoscelis, and Spheniscus <context> Index of Types of Penguins. There are typically 17 different species of penguin recognised as living in the world today. Each species belongs to a larger grouping of closely related species known as a genus. The living penguins comprise six genera (the plural of genus): Aptenodytes, Eudyptes, Eudyptula, Megadyptes, Pygoscelis, and Spheniscus (you can see which species belong to each genus by clicking on the link).