Canis familiaris
The Wikipedia webpage for "dog" lists it as "Canis lupus familiaris;" i.e. "lupus" is the species, making "familiaris" a sub-species categorization. See that webpage for explanation. It also says that "Canis familiaris" is a reasonable synonym, but the point is that all dogs are said to be descended directly from the gray wolf.
In 1993 all canine/dog/wolf species were combined into "lupus"
Prior to that they were called "Canis domesticatus" and wolves were called "Canis lupus." Now dogs are called "Canis lupus familiaris." The "lupus" is the species name.
Domestic dogs come from the genus Canis.
In the dog family, Family Canidae, there are several genera, of which 'true dogs' come from Canis.
The domestic dog is Canis familiaris.
Other genera of Canidae are:
Alopex
Cuon
Fennecus
Lycaon
Otocyon
Pseudalopex
Speothos
Vulpes
In 1993, dogs were reclassified as: Canis lupus familiaris, a subspecies of wolf.
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A dog comes from the genus Canis. There are Canis Lupus, Canis Rupus and more.
All dogs are in the genus Canis, the species lupusand subspecies familiaris.
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Canis
The dog genus is canus.
Canis familiaris is the scientific namethere are many common names:dogpuppymuthoundbasically anything you can call a dog
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Canis lupus familiaris(refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog#Taxonomy_and_evolution)Stella
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genus. The genus refers to a group of closely related species. In this case, Canis includes other species such as wolves and coyotes.
Canis
Canis familiaris
Canis is the genus name. Familiaris is the sub-species name. What is missing is the species name which is Lupus. Canis Lupus Familiaris is the scientific name for the domestic dog.
Michelia is the genus name. The common name is White Champaca or White Sandalwood. Molecular data is now putting it in the Magnolia genus.
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Felis
Genus. Genus is a group animals having common characteristics. The second name is the species name. For eg: Panthera Tigris is the biological name of tiger. Panthera is the genus and Tigris is the species.
The most common name for a dog is "Max"
No, the genus and species make up the scientific name (binomial nomenclature) of an organism. The common name is a simpler, everyday name given to the organism, which can vary between languages and regions.
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