Description<\/strong><\/td>A genus is a taxonomic rank that is used to classify living organisms, fossils, and viruses biologically. <\/td> Species is a group of an organism that have similar characteristics and can interbreed.<\/td><\/tr> Name Derivation<\/strong><\/td>The word genus is derived from a Greek word that means race. <\/td> Species is derived from Latin words that mean appearance. <\/td><\/tr> Number Of Organisms<\/strong><\/td>The genus contains a large number of organisms. <\/td> Species consist of a few numbers of the organism<\/td><\/tr> Hierarchy Of Biological Classification<\/strong><\/td>Genus comes below the family and above the species in a hierarchy of biological classification. <\/td> Specie is a natural taxonomic unit that ranks below the genus<\/td><\/tr> Species & Subspecies<\/strong><\/td>A genus contains several species in it, and a number of genera can form a subfamily. <\/td> A species has a number of subspecies in it, which are not included in writing the scientific name.<\/td><\/tr> Binomial Nomenclature<\/strong><\/td>Genus is the first word of an organism’s scientific name and is always written in italics.<\/td> Specie is the second word of the scientific name of an organism.<\/td><\/tr> Interbreeding<\/strong><\/td>The organism under the genus may or may not interbreed with each other.<\/td> An organism of the same specie or subspecies can produce offspring.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Example of Genus and Species<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Genus Examples<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOrganism<\/strong><\/th>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/th>Genus<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>Humans<\/strong><\/td>Homo Sapiens<\/td> Homo<\/td><\/tr> Cats<\/strong><\/td>Felis Catus<\/td> Felis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Species Examples<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOrganism<\/strong><\/th>Scientific Name<\/strong><\/th>Species<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>Humans<\/strong><\/td>Homo Sapiens<\/td> Sapiens<\/td><\/tr> Cats<\/strong><\/td>Felis Catus<\/td> Catus<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Genus vs. Species Pros and Cons<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Pros and Cons of Genus<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Pros of Genus<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGenus is the first level of taxonomic classification.<\/li> Genus is a higher classification than species.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Cons of Genus<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGenus is always written in italics, which is difficult to memorize.<\/li> To ordinary people, it is unfamiliar and, for some, meaningless.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Pros and Cons of Species<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Pros of Species<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSpecies is an essential level of classification of the organism.<\/li> Species of an organism can provide information about it, like where it is from and how it looks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Cons of Species<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIn binomial nomenclature, to write a specie same, its genus must be written first.<\/li> One species may have different names, which can cause confusion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Comparison Chart<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Comparison Video<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/U0lBJo1M-6k\n<\/div>
2.4: Genus and Species<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhether it is genus or species, both are an essential level of taxonomic names, also known as the scientific classification of an organism. Species are the taxonomic rank of an organism that have a lot of similarities and can interbreed. A genus is a group of closely-related different species. The main difference between species and genus is that species lie below the genus in the classification system while genus is a lower classification that lies below family but above the species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What’s the difference between a genus and a species? In this article, we’ll explore the differences between these two terms and provide some examples to help you better understand. Read on to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"body #gspb_image-id-gsbp-17496640-6b42,body #gspb_image-id-gsbp-1cd2f361-e7a7,body #gspb_image-id-gsbp-2d7b34ea-fadd,body #gspb_image-id-gsbp-f86ac880-5cf0,body #gspb_image-id-gsbp-fc3673f9-6537{text-align:center}#gspb_image-id-gsbp-17496640-6b42 img,#gspb_image-id-gsbp-1cd2f361-e7a7 img,#gspb_image-id-gsbp-2d7b34ea-fadd img,#gspb_image-id-gsbp-f86ac880-5cf0 img{width:470px;height:auto}#gspb_image-id-gsbp-fc3673f9-6537 img{width:475px;height:auto}","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,122,113],"tags":[831,1945,1947],"offerexpiration":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":7700},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7700"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=7700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}