Genus
What is a genus?
A genus is a scientific way of showing that species are very closed related to each other. In fact the first word of the species' scientific name is its genus. So for lions (Panthera leo), Panthera is the genus and tells us that they are closely related to tigers (Panthera tigris), because they share the name.
All Genera
- Accipiter Sparrowhawk (species)
- Acinonyx Cheetah (species)
- Aechmophorus Clark's grebe (species)
- African elephant
- Agamas
- Ailuropoda Giant panda (species)
- Ailurus Red panda (species)
- Aix Mandarin duck (species)
- Alcedo Kingfisher (species)
- Alligator Chinese alligator (species)
- Alvinella Pompeii worm (species)
- Amblyornis Vogelkop bowerbird (species)
- Amblyrhynchus Marine iguana (species)
- Amegilla bees
- Anguis Slow worm (species)
- Anser Bar-headed goose (species)
- Antaresia Spotted python (species)
- Anthropoides Demoiselle crane (species)
- Antidorcas Springbok (species)
- Apatura Purple emperor butterfly (species)
- Apis European honey bee (species)
- Aquila Golden eagle (species)
- Arapaima Pirarucu (species)
- Asian giant salamanders
- Asio Short-eared owl (species)
- Athene Burrowing owl (species)
- Balaenoptera Blue whale (species)
- Banded penguins
- Basiliscus Brown basilisk (species)
- Bee-eaters (Merops)
- Black, brown and polar bears
- Bottlenose dolphins
- Bradypus Brown-throated sloth (species)
- Branta Barnacle goose (species)
- Brycons
- Bubo Eurasian eagle owl (species)
- Bufo Common toad (species)
- Bumblebees
- Cacajao Bald uakari (species)
- Cacatua Little corella (species)
- Caiman Yacare caiman (species)
- Calidris Knot (species)
- Calopteryx Banded demoiselle (species)
- Camelus Bactrian camel (species)
- Campephilus Magellanic woodpecker (species)
- Candirus
- Capuchin monkeys
- Carcharodon Great white shark (species)
- Ceratotherium White rhinoceros (species)
- Cervus Red deer (species)
- Ceryle Pied kingfisher (species)
- Chen Snow goose (species)
- Chlamydosaurus Frilled lizard (species)
- Chrysocyon Maned wolf (species)
- Cicinnurus King bird of paradise (species)
- Cobras
- Coelacanths
- Colossoma Tambaqui (species)
- Common hares and jackrabbits
- Common short-beaked dolphin
- Condylura Star-nosed mole (species)
- Connochaetes Blue wildebeest (species)
- Conolophus Galápagos land iguana (species)
- Coragyps American black vulture (species)
- Corvus Rook (species)
- Crested penguins
- Crocodylus Nile crocodile (species)
- Cryptomys Damaraland mole rat (species)
- Cyanoliseus Burrowing parrot (species)
- Cygnus Whooper swan (species)
- Danaus Monarch butterfly (species)
- Dasycercus Crest-tailed mulgara (species)
- Dasyurus Tiger quoll (species)
- Daubentonia Aye-aye (species)
- Death adders
- Dendroaspis Black mamba (species)
- Dendrocopos Great spotted woodpecker (species)
- Diceros Black Rhinoceros (species)
- Diomedea Wandering albatross (species)
- Dolichotis Patagonian mara (species)
- Dugong Dugong (species)
- Dumbo octopuses
- Dytiscus Great diving beetle (species)
- Eciton Army ant (species)
- Eidolon Straw-coloured fruit bat (species)
- Elaphurus Milu (species)
- Elephantulus Rufous elephant shrew (species)
- Elephas Asian elephant (species)
- Engraulis Peruvian anchoveta (species)
- Enhydra Sea otter (species)
- Enteroctopus North Pacific giant octopus (species)
- Erinaceus Hedgehog (species)
- Erithacus Robin (species)
- Eschrichtius Grey whale (species)
- Eunectes Yellow anaconda (species)
- Euophrys Himalayan jumping spider (species)
- Eurycea Texas blind salamander (species)
- Fabriciana High brown fritillary (species)
- Falcons, hobbies and kestrels
- Flamingos
- Formica Scottish wood ant (species)
- Fregata Magnificent frigatebird (species)
- Fruit bats (Pteropus)
- Fungus gnats
- Galeocerdo Tiger shark (species)
- Galeopterus Malayan colugo (species)
- Geochelone Galápagos giant tortoise (species)
- Giant wetas
- Giraffa Giraffe (species)
- Gopherus Gopher tortoise (species)
- Gorillas
- Great penguins
- Grey cuscuses
- Grus cranes
- Gulls
- Gypaetus Lammergeier (species)
- Halichoerus Grey seal (species)
- Hammerhead sharks
- Harmonia Harlequin ladybird (species)
- Hemiechinus Long-eared hedgehog (species)
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus (species)
- Hirundo Swallow (species)
- Hydrobates Storm petrel (species)
- Hydrochoerus Capybara (species)
- Hydrurga Leopard seal (species)
- Ibex and goats
- Indri Indri (species)
- Istiophorus Atlantic sailfish (species)
- Kangaroos, wallabies and wallaroos
- Kiwis
- Knob-tailed geckos
- Lagenorhynchus Peale's dolphin (species)
- Lagothrix Common woolly monkey (species)
- Lama Guanaco (species)
- Lasius Yellow meadow ant (species)
- Leipoa Malleefowl (species)
- Lepidochelys Olive ridley turtles (species)
- Leptailurus Serval (species)
- Leptonychotes Weddell seal (species)
- Lobodon Crabeater seal (species)
- Loddigesia Marvellous spatuletail (species)
- Lophorina Superb bird of paradise (species)
- Loxia Common crossbill (species)
- Lutra Otter (species)
- Lycalopex South American grey fox (species)
- Lycaon African wild dog (species)
- Maculinea Large blue butterfly (species)
- Manta Manta ray (species)
- Megaptera Humpback whale (species)
- Meles Badger (species)
- Menura Superb lyrebird (species)
- Mephitis Striped Skunk (species)
- Microtus Field vole (species)
- Milvus Red kite (species)
- Miniopterus Little bent-wing bat (species)
- Mirounga Southern Elephant Seal (species)
- Moloch Thorny devil (species)
- Monitor Lizards
- Morelia Amethystine python (species)
- Morus Cape gannet (species)
- Mouse lemurs
- Muscardinus Dormouse (species)
- Mycteria Wood stork (species)
- Myrmecophaga Giant anteater (species)
- Nasua South American coati (species)
- Natrix Grass snake (species)
- Nestor Kea (species)
- Noctilio Greater bulldog bat (species)
- Nomascus Black-crested gibbon (species)
- Ochotona Plateau pika (species)
- Odobenus Walrus (species)
- Orcinus Killer whale (species)
- Oreophrynella Venezuela pebble toad (species)
- Oreotrochilus Andean hillstar (species)
- Ornithorhynchus Platypus (species)
- Orycteropus Aardvark (species)
- Otaria Southern sea lion (species)
- Ovibos Musk ox (species)
- Pagodroma Snow petrel (species)
- Palingenia Tisza mayfly (species)
- Pan Chimpanzee (species)
- Papio Olive baboon (species)
- Paradisaea Raggiana bird of paradise (species)
- Parotia Six-wired bird of paradise (species)
- Parotomys Brants's whistling rat (species)
- Periodical cicadas
- Pernis Honey buzzard (species)
- Petaurus Yellow-bellied glider (species)
- Phaethon Red-billed tropicbird (species)
- Phalacrocorax Socotra cormorant (species)
- Phascolarctos Koala (species)
- Phasianus Pheasant (species)
- Phoebastria Waved albatross (species)
- Phycodurus Leafy sea dragon (species)
- Phyllopteryx Weedy sea dragon (species)
- Piliocolobus Western red colobus (species)
- Pipra Wire-tailed manakin (species)
- Platysaurus Broadley's flat lizard (species)
- Podocnemis Giant river turtle (species)
- Pongo Bornean orangutan (species)
- Procapra Mongolian gazelle (species)
- Procyon Raccoon (species)
- Propithecus Verreaux's sifaka (species)
- Psittacula Ringnecked parakeet (species)
- Pterodroma Galápagos petrel (species)
- Pteronura Giant river otter (species)
- Puma Puma (species)
- Pusa Baikal seal (species)
- Pycnopodia Sunflower star (species)
- Pygmy parrots
- Pygoscelis Chinstrap penguin (species)
- Quelea Red-billed quelea (species)
- Rangifer Reindeer (species)
- Rhincodon Whale shark (species)
- Rhinoderma Darwin's frog (species)
- Riftia Giant tube worm (species)
- Riparia Sand martin (species)
- Rissa Kittiwake (species)
- Roaring cats
- Rock wallabies
- Saiga Saiga (species)
- Salamandrella Siberian salamander (species)
- Salmo Brown trout (species)
- Sarcophilus Tasmanian devil (species)
- Schistocerca Desert locust (species)
- Sciurus Red squirrel (species)
- Sea eagles
- Sea kraits
- Sepia Giant cuttlefish (species)
- Sexton beetles
- Sheep
- Skuas and jaegers
- Snub-nosed monkeys
- Southern fur seals
- Spermophilus Arctic ground squirrel (species)
- Stenella Pantropical spotted dolphin (species)
- Stephanoaetus Crowned eagle (species)
- Strigops Kakapo (species)
- Strix Tawny owl (species)
- Strongylocentrotus Purple sea urchin (species)
- Struthio Ostrich (species)
- Sturnus Starling (species)
- Suricata Meerkat (species)
- Syconycteris Common blossom bat (species)
- Syncerus African buffalo (species)
- Tetrao Capercaillie (species)
- Theristicus Buff-necked ibis (species)
- Thermophis Tibetan spring snake (species)
- Theropithecus Gelada baboon (species)
- Tolypeutes Southern three-banded armadillo (species)
- Trachypithecus François' langur (species)
- Tragopan Temminck's tragopan (species)
- Trapdoor spiders
- Tree-Kangaroos
- Tremarctos Spectacled bear (species)
- Trichechus Amazonian manatee (species)
- Triturus Great crested newt (species)
- True foxes
- Turdus Blackbird (species)
- Uncia Snow leopard (species)
- Vespula Common wasp (species)
- Vultur Andean condor (species)
- Weasels and allies
- Wolves, dogs and jackals
- Woolly rats
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