Species

This article is about sentient species only.Species are groups of life forms. They are divided in three categories: sentient, semi-sentient and non-sentient. This article is about sentients and semi-sentients. There are around 80 known sentient and semi-sentient species in the known galaxy. They are almost all located within the borders of a star nation. Species are sometimes referred to as races.
=== Xenobiology ===
Xenobiology is the umbrella term for all sciences related to the study of species which don't originate from the xenobiologist's homeworld. Xenobiology, along excellent knowledge of biology requires extensive knowledge of one's own species and homeworld species. Xenobiologists from different races often exchange great amounts of data between each other on their local ecosystems. The International Xenobiologists Association (IXA) is the largest xenobiologist (and overall scientific) international grouping. It is subsidized by the UCO and the Terran Federation especially. In some nations, most notably the Mirdesh Federation, xenobiology has become one with biology, as the nation encompasses many different races which are all equal in status. 
Xenobiology is a recognised science by the Ministry of Science and Technology within the FRTC. Many xenobiologists have entered government over the years. Xenobiology is a classified as a branch of biology when it comes to the Nobel prize. 
=== Species categories ===
Species were divided into multiple categories with two classifications. The first one is the previously mentioned sentience classification. The second one is on a biological basis. Biologically speaking species were divided into regular and irregular species. Regular species were by far more numerous with every sentient and semi-sentient species being regular, and were biologically speaking similar to humans (carbon-based, DNA, evolutionary patterns). Regular species were further subdivided into:
* Mammalians
** Humans
** Ur
** Dermkha
** Hershi
** Surben
** Tesrat
** Li
**Hulik
* Reptilian 
** Somne
** Permezi
** Tormen
**Ferman
**Termum
* Avians
** Mirdash
** Komuggal
* Molluscoid
** Perefi
** Menya
**Medja
This lists only includes species which are a major species of a galactic nation.