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In biological classification, a species is assigned a two-part name, treated as [[Latin]]. The genus is listed first (with its leading letter capitalized), followed by a second term. For example, [[gray wolves]] belong to the species ''Canis lupus'', [[coyote]]s to ''Canis latrans'', [[golden jackal]]s to ''Canis aureus'', etc.; and all of these belong to the genus ''[[Canis]]'' (which also contains many other species). The name of the species is the whole binomial, not just the second term (which may be called specific epithet for animals, or specific name for animals).

In '''biological classification''', a species is assigned a two-part name, treated as [[Latin]]. The genus is listed first (with its leading letter capitalized), followed by a second term. For example, [[gray wolves]] belong to the species ''Canis lupus'', [[coyote]]s to ''Canis latrans'', [[golden jackal]]s to ''Canis aureus'', etc.; and all of these belong to the genus ''[[Canis]]'' (which also contains many other species). The name of the species is the whole binomial, not just the second term (which may be called specific epithet for animals, or specific name for animals).

The binomial naming convention, later formalized in the biological codes of nomenclature, was first used by [[Leonhart Fuchs]] and introduced as the standard by [[Carolus Linnaeus]] in the 1700s and as a result is sometimes called the "binomial nomenclature". At this time, the chief biological theory was that species represented independent acts of creation by God, and were therefore considered objectively real and immutable.

The binomial naming convention, later formalized in the biological codes of nomenclature, was first used by [[Leonhart Fuchs]] and introduced as the standard by [[Carolus Linnaeus]] in the 1700s and as a result is sometimes called the "binomial nomenclature". At this time, the chief biological theory was that species represented independent acts of creation by God, and were therefore considered objectively real and immutable.

The classification system that must people use is multi-leveled. It starts by splitting all organisms up into five different groups known as ''kingdoms''. The organisms within each kingdom can then be further divided into different groups called ''phyla'' (fie' luh), the singular of which is ''phylum'' (fie' lum) . Each phylum can be further divided into ''classes'', which can be further divided into ''orders'' . Within an order, organisms can be divided into families , which can be further divided into genera (jon' ruh), the singular of which is ''genus'' (jee' nus) , which can finally be broken down into species. The names of these kingdoms are  Monera  (muh nihr' uh) , Protista  (pruh tist' uh) , Fungi  (fun' jye) , Plantae,  and  Animalia  . The proper names of all our classification groups are Latin, and when we use those names, we capitalize them to emphasize that these are proper classification names.

The classification system that must people use is multi-leveled. It starts by splitting all organisms up into five different groups known as ''kingdoms''. The organisms within each kingdom can then be further divided into different groups called ''phyla'' (fie' luh), the singular of which is ''phylum'' (fie' lum) . Each phylum can be further divided into ''classes'', which can be further divided into ''orders'' . Within an order, organisms can be divided into families, which can be further divided into genera (jon' ruh), the singular of which is ''genus'' (jee' nus), which can finally be broken down into species. The names of these kingdoms are  Monera  (muh nihr' uh), Protista  (pruh tist' uh), Fungi  (fun' jye), Plantae,  and  Animalia  . The proper names of all our classification groups are Latin, and when we use those names, we capitalize them to emphasize that these are proper classification names.

A good mnemonic to remember this is: ''K''ing ''P''hilip ''C''ried ''O''ut ''F''or ''G''oodness ''S''ake.  

A good mnemonic to remember this is: ''K''ing ''P''hilip ''C''ried ''O''ut ''F''or ''G''oodness ''S''ake.  

In [[biology]], a '''species''' is one of the basic units of biological classification (see the diagram at the side - a [[genus]] contains one or more species, etc.) A usable definition of the word "species" and reliable methods of identifying particular species are essential for stating and testing biological theories and for measuring [[biodiversity]]. A species consists of individual organisms which are very similar in appearance, anatomy, physiology and genetics. Traditionally, multiple examples of a proposed species must be studied for unifying characters before it can be regarded as a species.

In [[biology]], a '''species''' is one of the basic units of biological classification (see the diagram at the side - a [[genus]] contains one or more species, etc.) A usable definition of the word "species" and reliable methods of identifying particular species are essential for stating and testing biological theories and for measuring [[biodiversity]]. A species consists of individual organisms which are very similar in appearance, anatomy, physiology and genetics. Traditionally, multiple examples of a proposed species must be studied for unifying characters before it can be regarded as a species.

The commonly used names for types of animal in English and many other languages often do not correspond to species. For example: [[dog| dogs]] are a sub-species of [[wolf]]; but the word "[[deer]]" refers to a family of 34 species, such as the [[Red Deer| red deer]] and [[Mule Deer| mule deer]].

The commonly used names for types of animal in English and many other languages often do not correspond to species. For example: [[dog]]s are a sub-species of [[wolf]]; but the word "[[deer]]" refers to a family of 34 species, such as the [[Red Deer|red deer]] and [[Mule Deer|mule deer]].

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