Okay is there a difference between a scientific name of the animal and its genus. Because i have to do an essay and i don't know what to use for the jaguar's scientific name and its genus. help... thanks lulu♥
~also what is a physiological adaptation of the jaguar??
2007-12-11 10:32:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Panthera onca is the one you need the genus is panthera and the whole scientific name is panthera onca
Good Luck
2007-12-11 10:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Juice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'scientific name' (aka 'Latin name') is made up of two terms: the genus (first word, capitalized) and the species (second word, not capitalized). So, the scientific name of a certain hot springs bacterium (to pick an organism at random) is Thermus aquaticus. The genus is Thermus, and our particular member of that genus is named aquaticus. A White Oak tree is Quercus alba, but while all the other kinds of oak are also in the genus Quercus, each has a different specific name. It's kind of like you and your family; you may all have the same last name, but you all have different first names - each of you is a different person, while each species is different from the other species in a particular genus.
Physiological adaptation, eh? Well, you would want to know what 'physiological' means, and then think about what the adaptation would be for.
2007-12-11 14:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by John R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar
i hope it helps hon. good luck!
2007-12-11 10:37:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋