Their genus is Carcharodon.
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The genus species of sharks vary based on the specific type of shark. Some examples include the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena), and Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier).
The tiger shark belongs to the family Carcharhinidae, which includes other well-known sharks such as the bull shark and the blacktip shark.
Superregnum: EukaryotaRegnum: AnimaliaSubregnum: EumetazoaSuperphylum: DeuterostomiaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataInfraphylum: GnathostomataClassis: ChondrichthyesSubclassis: ElasmobranchiiSuperordo: SelachimorphaOrdo: LamniformesFamilia: LamnidaeGenus: CarcharodonSpecies: Carcharodon carcharias
Bats and sharks both belong to the animal kingdom (Animalia) and the class of vertebrates (Vertebrata). Within the vertebrates, bats are mammals (Mammalia), while sharks are cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes), placing them in different subclasses.
The genus of the Great White Shark is Charcharodon and the species is charcharias. So, the scientific name would be Charachadon Charcharias. When writing the scientific name, the first word should be capitalized and the second word should start with a capital letter. So the scientific name of a Great White Shark is Charcharodon Charcharias.PLUS: The scientific name of a prehistoric Great White is Chararodon Megalodon. Megalodon means "Big tooth."