What are some examples of species?

1 Answer
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](https://d2jmvrsizmvf4x.cloudfront.net/wloyVZEqRGOSwFU2srCg_images)
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
![http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/whale-shark/](https://d2jmvrsizmvf4x.cloudfront.net/1tpoqZD5QIOe2W9MywvI_fQYSUbVfts-T7pS2VP2wnKyN8wxywmXtY0-FwsgxoQ_yaFAhz9xbmXn7v83Rq_6JSRbKfWJJiawQbOFcNq95)

The Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops )
![http://www.arkive.org/australian-ant/nothomyrmecia-macrops/](useruploads.socratic.org)

Staghorn coral (Astreopora expansa)
![coral.aims.gov.au)

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](useruploads.socratic.org)

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