EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Linnaeus created the system of “binomial nomenclature, ” which uses only two designations–genus and specific epithet as the species name.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scientific name for our species, for example, is Homo sapiens, which happens to be made up of two different words. A number of animal species, however, have the same name for both genus and species, which creates a scientific name known as a tautonym.

Detailed explanation-3: -No two species of animals may have the same species name. No one species of animal may have more than one valid species name. The scientific name of an animal species is intended to be unique, to be used worldwide by biologists and others, no matter what language they speak.

Detailed explanation-4: -Species may have several common names, but only one scientific name, or different species may have the same common name. For example, the “robin” in the United States is a thrush Turdus migratorius, while the “robin” in Europe is a completely different species, Erithacus rubecula.