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A genus is an aggregate of closely related species that share more characters with one another than with species of other genera.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 1: The Living World Taxonomic Categories - Family Order Class Phylum Kingdom
Species is the lowest and most specific category among the given options. Lower categories include fewer organisms whose members share more characteristics.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 1: The Living World Taxonomic Categories - Species and Genus
Order is a higher taxonomic category formed by grouping related families that share a few similar characters. For example, Carnivora includes Felidae and Canidae.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 1: The Living World Taxonomic Categories - Species and Genus
Taxonomic hierarchy uses primary obligate ranks — Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species — but codes recognize secondary ranks for refined phylogeny. Tribe (tribus) is inserted between family and genus, often with subtribe below it. A tribe assembles closely related genera sharing derived morphological, anatomical, and molecular characters that differentiate them from other genera in same family. For example, Fabaceae tribe Trifolieae unites Trifolium, Medicago and allies. Recognition of tribe improves resolution of evolutionary relationships without over-inflating family number
Ref: ICN Article 4.1 Secondary Ranks: tribe between family and genus; Campbell Biology 12th ed., Ch. 26 Systematics
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