Hierarchical table of categories [1]
you
Category
Examples
Kingdom
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Mammalia
Order
Carnivora
Primata [3]
Family
Canidae
Hominidae [4]
Genus
Canis (coyote, dingo, dog, jackal, wolf)
Vulpes (foxes)
**** [5]
Species
familiaris
sapiens
Some scientific names
Canis familiaris (domestic dog)
Felidae familiaris (***** cat)
Pinus nigra (black, or Austrian, pine)
Bellis perennis (common lawn daisy) [2]
Escherichia coli (bacterium living in you)
Notice that scientific names are often written as C. familiaris or E. coli.
H. sapiens! [6]The classification system has developed as new understanding grows. Linnaeus sought a natural metho
213 views
Usually answered in minutes!
×