Species as a category?

Species is a category used in biological classification to group organisms that share similar characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. It is the basic unit of classification in the Linnaean taxonomy system. Each species is given a unique scientific name consisting of two parts: the genus name and the species name. For example, Homo sapiens is the scientific name for humans, where Homo represents the genus and sapiens represents the species. Species classification helps scientists understand the diversity of life on Earth and study the relationships between different organisms.