What are some examples of species?

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Kate M. · Breanne W.
Oct 8, 2015

Humans ( Homo sapiens ), moose ( Alces laces ), black bears ( Ursus americans ), jack pines ( Pinus banksiana ) are all examples of different species.

Explanation:

There are multiple definitions of what exactly is a species. Thus, there are instances in which one species is considered two species by a different group of scientists, and there are instances when determining if something is a new species is challenging, for example, in hybrid zones.

Examples of widely recognized species include

The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa )
http://www.caminoverde.org/resources/tree-database/324
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/whale-shark/

The Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops )
http://www.arkive.org/australian-ant/nothomyrmecia-macrops/

Staghorn coral (Astreopora expansa)
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0094

There are many more species yet to be discovered, particularly insects, plants, and other non-mammal species.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/08/species

You can read about a tree of life for 2.3 million species here .

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