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Introduction To Binomial Nomenclature: Modern Humans

Binomial nomenclature is a formal system for naming species using two Latin names - the generic name for the genus and the specific name for the species. For example, the scientific name for modern humans is Homo sapiens, where Homo is the generic name for our genus and sapiens is the specific name for our species. This system establishes universal names for identifying and discussing organisms. The document then provides examples of common animal names and their scientific names, such as Felis domesticus for domestic cats.

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Introduction To Binomial Nomenclature: Modern Humans

Binomial nomenclature is a formal system for naming species using two Latin names - the generic name for the genus and the specific name for the species. For example, the scientific name for modern humans is Homo sapiens, where Homo is the generic name for our genus and sapiens is the specific name for our species. This system establishes universal names for identifying and discussing organisms. The document then provides examples of common animal names and their scientific names, such as Felis domesticus for domestic cats.

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Introduction to Binomial Nomenclature


Binomial Nomenclature is a widely used, formal system of naming a species. The nomenclature consists of two
names, both of which are derived from Latin. However, it can be derived from other languages too. Such a
name is called a binomial name or a scientific name.
The generic name or the initial part of the name highlights the genus to which an organism belongs to. The
second part, or the specific name, identifies the exact species to which the organism falls under, within the
genus.
Furthermore, there are certain rules to be followed in binomial nomenclature, such as the generic name is
always capitalized, while the specific name is not. Also, the entire name is to be italicised. We can understand
this system better with an example:

Modern Humans

Generic Name Homo

Specific Name sapiens

Scientific Names Of Animals


Listed below are the scientific names of a few common animals.

Common Animals Names with Their Scientific Names

Arabian camel Camelus dromedarius

African elephant Loxodonta africana

Albatross Diomedeidae

Alpaca Lama pacos

Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Bison Bos gaurus

Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra

Black rat Rattus rattus


Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Bulbul Molpastes cafer

Cat Felis domesticus

Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus

Chinkara Gazella bennettii

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Crocodile Crocodylus palustris

Dog Canis lupus familiaris

Red fox Vulpes vulpes

Gavial or Gharial Gavialis gangeticus

Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

Great horned owl Bubo virginianus

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Horse Equus caballus

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