A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?

Canis

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Solution

The correct option is A Canis
A scientific name includes two parts or words or epithets. The first one is the generic name or the genus. The second part is the specific epithet or the name of the species to which the organism belongs to.

The scientific name of the wolf is Canis rufus. This indicates that it belongs to the genus Canis and species - rufus.

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