Their relatively primitive form indicates that they have an ancient lineage .< ref > The North American frogs of the Genus Ascaphus are now united with the New Zealand frogs of the genus Leiopelma in the Leiopelmatidae family Only six extant species are known.

The closest living relatives of humans are gorillas ( genus Gorilla ) and chimpanzees ( Genus Pan ).

* Genus Picoides-this genus is in need of revision ( Moore et al., 2006 ).

* Genus Myadestes: solitaires ( 10-11 living species, 2-3 recently extinct ) ( includes formerly recognized genus Phaeornis )

*** Genus: Picoides ( presently 12 species ; maybe only 3 belong here )-this genus is in need of revision.

** Genus Muscicapella-closely related to 2 species of Ficedula and should be placed in that genus

** Genus Tarphonomus-( new genus for 2 species formerly included in Upucerthia )

Felix Munz in his The Genus Fuchsia classified the genus into seven sections of 100 species.

** Genus Cavia, this genus is especially called cavy.

** Genus Geoclemys ( monotypic genus )

Genus Psilophthalmus is another endemic genus of Brazilian gymnophthalmid lizards ( spectacled lizards ).

** Genus Cratogeomys ; some authors treat this genus as a subgenus of Pappogeomys.

Genus Fokienia is not always recognized as a separate genus from Chamaecyparis, in which case Chamaecyparis hodginsii (= Fokienia hodginsii should be added to the above list.

* Genus Akera O. F. Müller, 1776-type genus

Genus Acteon Montfort, 1810-type genus

Genus Notodiaphana is the only genus in the family Notodiaphanidae.

* The genus Gymnocalycium: Genus & Species information

Astrantia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and the Caucasus. The Genus name comes from the Greek word for star in reference to the star-like quality of the flower heads.

* Nepa ( genus ), a Genus of insect in the Family Nepidae

Genus, from the Latin genus, generis " birth, race, stock, kind " may refer to:

Several trees here are more than 150 years old, and create a canopy with an under-layer of Dogwood ( genus Cornus ), Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia ), Sassafras ( Sassafras albidum ), and Corktree ( Genus Phellodendron ).

Genus: Thylacoleo ( Thylacopardus )-Australia's marsupial lions, that lived from about 2 million years ago, during the late Pliocene and became extinct about 30, 000 years ago, during the late Pleistocene epoch.

*** Genus Scapanus: Western North American moles ( four species )

**** Genus Scapanus-western North American moles

Gerrit S. Miller still had in his 1924 edition of List of North American Recent Mammals in the section “ Genus Canis Linnaeas ,” the subordinate heading “ Subgenus Thos Oken ” and backed it up with a reference to Heller.

**** Genus † Hyracotherium ( possibly paraphyletic with some species belonging to the family † Palaeotheriidae )

* Genus Homo ( 1950 ) ( with P. Schuyler Miller )-first science fiction novel de Camp had a hand in, possibly the earliest work of fiction dealing with the " Planet of the Apes " theme

* Genus stratocumulus ( Sc ): A stratocumuliform cloud layer of limited convection usually in the form of irregular patches or rounded masses similar to altocumulus but having larger elements with deeper-gray shading ( C < sub > L </ sub > 5 for all species except C < sub > L </ sub > 4 when formed from free convective mother clouds and C < sub > L </ sub > 8 when formed separately from co-existent cumulus ).

* Genus cumulus ( Cu ): Cumuliform clouds of free convection with clear-cut flat bases and domed tops.

* Genus cumulonimbus ( Cb ): Heavy towering cumulonimbiform masses of free convective cloud with dark-grey to nearly black bases that are associated with thunderstorms and showers.

The question cards are organized into themes ; for instance, in the standard Genus question set, questions in green deal with science and nature.

Questions are split into six categories, with each one having its own color to identify itself ; in the classic version of Trivial Pursuit, the Genus edition, these are Geography ( blue ), Entertainment ( pink ), History ( yellow ), Arts & Literature ( brown ), Science & Nature ( green ), and Sports & Leisure ( orange ).

* Genus Bubo-horned owls, eagle-owls and fish-owls ; paraphyletic with Nyctea, Ketupa and Scotopelia, some 25 species

In some genera, it is possible to identify and name hundreds or even thousands of microspecies, which may be grouped together as aggregate species, typically listed in floras with the convention " Genus species agg.

* Genus Plectrophenax-Arctic buntings ( form a group with longspurs rather distantly related to other emberizids )

* Genus Amaurospiza – blue seedeaters ( 4 species )-may belong with certain grosbeaks ( Cyanocompsa ) in the family Cardinalidae.

* Phillip Cribb & Ian Butterfield: The Genus Pleione " ( Second Edition 1999 ) Natural History Publications in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

** Genus Phoenicurus, true redstarts ( 11 species )- forms a well-supported clade with the following 2 genera placed within

** Genus Chaimarrornis, White-capped Redstart-Paraphyletic with some Phoenicurus

** Genus Rhyacornis ( 2 species )-Paraphyletic with some Phoenicurus

** Genus Limnoctites-Straight-billed Reedhaunter ( sometimes included in Limnornis, but closer to, and possibly better merged with Cranioleuca )

Genus Chaetorhynchus ( Now best placed with Rhipiduridae ):

* Genus Achiropsis, ( synonymous with Achiropsis, Pnictes, and Solenasus )

Genus characteristics include long limbs and toes with well-developed lamellae.

* Online Catalog of Ants of North America: Genus Lasius ( with distribution, sketches and pictures )

** Genus Pachytriton ( Paddle-Tail Newts )-2 species ( with 4 more to be evaluated )