Q. Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?
A) Housefly - Musca, an order
B) Tiger - Tigris, the species
C) Cuttlefish - Mollusca, a class
D) Humans - Primata, the family
Explanation
[Solution from source] In Panthera tigris, the tiger, 'tigris' is the specific epithet that denotes the species. Musca is the genus of the housefly, Mollusca is a phylum, and Primata is an order, not a family. Answer (2).
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