species

C160
concept

A species is a group of organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring, forming a distinct unit of biological classification.

All labels observed (28)

Label Occurrences
species canonical 730
endemic species 92
extinct species 36

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: species
Generated description
A species is a group of organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring, forming a distinct unit of biological classification.

Instances (883)

Instance Via concept surface
Pecari
surface form: Pecari tajacu
Tayassu
surface form: Tayassu pecari
Bos primigenius extinct species
Phacochoerus
surface form: Phacochoerus africanus
Lord Howe Island woodhen endemic species
Lord Howe Island currawong endemic species
Hyemoschus
surface form: Hyemoschus aquaticus
Capra aegagrus
Danio rerio
Palo verde common name
Manny insect
New Zealand robin endemic species
tūī endemic species
Australasian swamphen
Juan Fernández firecrown hummingbird
surface form: Juan Fernández firecrown
endemic species
Atlantic grey seal
surface form: Halichoerus grypus
Gwyniad endemic species
Pterois volitans
Arctic fox
Ophiostoma novo-ulmi fungus species
Primrose common name
Eurasian collared dove
Cathartes
surface form: Cathartes aura
California redwood
surface form: Sequoia sempervirens
Tapirus terrestris
western sandpiper
Snares crested penguin endemic species
Indian flying fox species of bat
Othnielosaurus
surface form: Othnielosaurus consors
Rodrigues fruit bat species of bat
Pyrenean desman
humpback whales (migratory)
surface form: Humpback whale
Dryosaurus
surface form: Dryosaurus altus
Phoenix dactylifera
Muscovy duck
Pacific salmon common name
Osphranter rufus
Malus domestica
Ninji
Goomba
nocturnal curassow
Pavo
surface form: Pavo cristatus
African wild dog species of canid
The Swan common name
Homo sapiens
Pan paniscus
Gila monster species of lizard
Looney Tunes character "Taz" is based on it
surface form: Tasmanian devil
Nicobar tree shrew
Panthera pardus