Hybrid Organisms - Hybrid Species

Hybrid Species

While not very common, a few animal species have been recognized as being the result of hybridization. The Lonicera fly is an example of a novel animal species that resulted from natural hybridization. The American red wolf too appear to be a hybrid species between gray wolf and coyote. The European edible frog appear a species, but is actually semi-permanent hybrids between pool frogs and marsh frogs, the edible frog population being dependent on the presence of at least one of the parents species to be maintained.

Hybrid species of plants are a lot more common than animals. Many of the crop species are hybrids, and hybridization appear to be an important factor in speciation in some plant groups.