Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) by Bob-Nan
Genera Alphabetical – I.O.C. 3.1 Version
A Genus is a group of living things that are similar. Grouping creatures in a scientific way is a kind of taxonomy. When scientists talk about one genus of birds, they mean several species of those birds that are closely related to each other.
The word changes differently from other English words because it comes from Latin. Genus is the singular for only one group, and genera is the plural form of the word for two or more groups. Several genera make up a family.
When writing a scientific name of an organism, you need to write the name with the genus in front. For example, “Struthio camelus massaicus“, Struthio is the genus. The genus must always begin with a capital letter. The second camelus is the species. (The massaicus is the subspecies.)
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