Thread:Raptorek20/@comment-25296924-20140922040404/@comment-110.149.198.56-20140923045921

Here, I'll end the earlier argument. P M, you were thinking of family, perhaps. A family of animals is, for example, "Cats" (Felidae). "Cats" generally refers to the domestic housecat, however. There are numerous species of cat, from lion to housecat. Or maybe landraces, which are naturally occuring breeds, such as the van cat, a landrace of the domestic cat. Sources & relevant quotes from the pages I used to verify. Oh, and just so you know, square brackets show comments from me. I'll use these to clarify anything necessary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus

"e.g.,  Pongo pygmaeus and  Pongo abelii are two species within the genus  Pongo."

This shows species within genus. Tyrannosaurus Rex is the species and genus.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/genus

"So for lions (Panthera leo), Panthera is the genus and tells us that they are closely related to tigers (Panthera tigris), because they share the name."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus

"Its  taxonomy is also controversial, as some scientists consider  Tarbosaurus bataar from Asia to be a second species of the  Tyrannosaurus and others maintaining the  Tarbosaurus is a separate genus of dinosaur."

The Tarbosaurus is considered by some to be the second species of Tyrannosaurus along with Tyrannosaurus Rex.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/family

"A family is a scientific grouping of closely related organisms. It has smaller groups, called genera and species, within it. A family can have a lot of members or only a few. Examples of families include the cats (Felidae), the gulls (Laridae) and the grasses (Poaceae)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat

"Scientific classification [of the domestic housecat]

Kingdom: Animalia [Animals]

Phylum: Chordata [Possesses a notochord, an early backbone]

Class: Mammalia [Mammals]

Order: Carnivora [Carnivorous]

Family: Felidae [All species of cats, from lions, to tigers, to the wildcat, to the domestic housecat]

Genus: Felis [The domestic housecat & its closest wild relatives]

Species: F. catus [The domestic housecat]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed

"A  breed is a specific group of domestic animals or plants having  homogeneous appearance ( phenotype<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">), homogeneous  behavior<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same  species<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and that were arrived at through  selective breeding<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">"The  FAO<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> defines a landrace or  landrace breed<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> as " a  breed<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> that has largely developed through adaptation to the natural environment and traditional production system in which it has been raised.""