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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Species named like this are called "autonymous". Like rattus rattus or puffinus puffinus.

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was interested in a list of species like this, but couldn't find anything when searching for "autonym". Did you mean "Tautonym" instead?

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago

Oh doh yes I do! Once again I got tautonym and autonym mixed up. Autonym is within a species - like homo sapiens sapiens to distinguish from homo sapiens neanderthalensis.