Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particularly named taxonomic category?
Tiger-tigris, species
Cuttlefish-mollusca, a class
Humans-primata, family
Housefly-musca, an order
Species- This the smallest unit of classification. It includes organisms that are similar in most of their characteristics and that can interbreed among themselves. The second name in a scientific name is species name. E.g. indica in Mangifera indica, sapiens in Homo sapiens represent species. The term species was coined by John Ray.
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Tigris is the species name for tiger Panthera tigris.