Glossary
Subspecies
A named population within a species that differs consistently from others, usually by region.
A subspecies has a three-part name: the species name followed by a third word. This site files facts at species level and does not yet give subspecies their own pages.
Related terms
- Species
- The basic unit of classification: a group of organisms treated as one kind and given a two-part scientific name.
- Scientific name
- The formal two-part name of a species, written in italics: the genus, then the species.