Species

A species was a group of living organisms capable of interbreeding. The galaxy and its many planets were teeming with diverse species, with members of a species sharing a fixed set of observable biological characteristics. Some species were sentient, capable of intelligent thinking, while others were not,Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor with more than twenty million sentient species in the galaxy.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Species whose body plan resembled that of humans were referred to as humanoid. Species included humans, near-humansAftermath and aliens.What is a Wookiee? According to Lugubrious Mote, most sentient species in the galaxy were about the same size, ranging in height between about half a meter to three meters.
===Classification and Intelligence===
Classification of species included amphibians,Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy birds,Heir to the Jedi felines,Resistance Reborn insects,Star Wars: Complete Locations mammals,Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia mollusks,Thrawn reptiles, reptomammals, rodents,Ezra's Gamble snakes, and spiders.Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
Kindalo and drengir were plantStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary based sentient species.
Wirutid were a fungus based sentient species.
FishDark Disciple were Non-sentient.
Some species like the Zillo Beast, Purrgil and MairanThe Star Wars Book were Semi-sentient.
===Life cycle===
Reproduction was how species created new life.Leia, Princess of Alderaan
===Necessities===
Species breathed oxygen,The Last Jedi: Bomber Command methane and ammonia. They needed to breathe,The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 1 drink water,Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia eat food and sleep.
===Vulnerabilities===
Species were not capable of surviving in the vacuum of space (except for some species) or underwater (except for amphibians), and were vulnerable to cosmic radiation, poisons, toxins,Knights of Fate diseases and could die.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
===Non-canon sources===
*LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure
==Notes and references==
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