A species (pl.: species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can...

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction...

last member if it loses the capacity to reproduce and recover. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult...

An invasive species is an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Invasive species adversely affect...

introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a...

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently...

Speciesism (/ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm, -siːˌzɪz-/) is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several...

A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a...

precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest...

On the Origin of Species (or, more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle...