Group of animals or plants with shared characteristics (5)

I believe the answer is:

genus

(Other definitions for genus that I've seen before include "Taxonomic group (biol.)" , "Category above species (Biology)" , "Taxonomic grouping" , "Part of the family" , "species grouped together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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