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→Binomial Convention for Naming Species: Abbreviation
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| 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]].
==Binomial Convention for Naming Species==
==Abbreviation==
Books and articles sometimes intentionally do not identify species fully and use the abbreviation "sp." in the singular or "spp." in the plural in the place of the specific epithet, for example ''Canis'' sp. This commonly occurs in the following types of situation:
Books and articles sometimes intentionally do not identify species fully and use the abbreviation "sp." in the singular or "spp." in the plural in the place of the specific epithet, for example ''Canis'' sp. This commonly occurs in the following types of situation: