Difference between Species and Genus
Difference between Species and Genus are in tabular form below –
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Species |
Genus |
Definition |
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1. | Species is defined as the biological group of populations which evolves independently. | Genus is defined as the term which is helpful to classify organisms to a specific species. |
Ranks |
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2. | The species of an organism is ranked below genus. | The genus of an organism is ranked below family and above species. |
Meaning |
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3. | Species is the term which refers to biological group of population. | Genus is the term which classifies organisms to a specific species. |
Made up of |
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4. | Species level is made up of different subspecies. | Genus level is made up of different species. |
Number of Organisms |
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5. | The term species contains fewer number of organisms. | The term genus contains large number of organisms than species. |
Part of the binomial name |
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6. | In a particular organism, the second part of the binomial name is a species name. | In a particular organism, the first part of the binomial name is a genus name. |