Genus

In the binomial nomenclature used worldwide, the name of an organism is composed of two parts: its genus name and a species modifier. An example is Homo sapiens, the name for the human species

Human

Humans, or human beings, are biped [i]al primate [i]s belonging to the mammal [i]ian species ...

which belongs to the genus Homo. See scientific classification and nomenclature Codes for more details of this system.

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In the binomial nomenclature used worldwide, the name of an organism is composed of two parts: its genus name and a species modifier. An example is Homo sapiens, the name for the human species

Human