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Classification of living things with biological hierarchy outline diagram. Illustration about class, animal, chain, domain, species, biodiversity, scheme, order, phylum - 231365642

In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy. Try EdrawMax to create your taxonomy charts or just use this one immediately. Except for the taxonomy charts, EdrawMax supports creating over 280 types of diagrams. It is easy to import or export your diagram into multiple formats, like graphs, PDF, HTML, Visio file and more. Just try it now!

The animal kingdom contains many phyla. Some of them are: Vertebrates, Arthropods, Annelids, Molluscs, Nematodes .

Whittaker proposed the five kingdom classification on the basis of their characteristics. The five kingdom classification are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.

Australian taxonomy resources number around 70 million specimens, valued at over AU$5 billion. That's big science.

Taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living and extinct organisms. The internationally accepted taxonomic nomenclature is the Linnaean system created by Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus, who drew up rules for assigning names to plants and animals.

This Classification System Science Lesson includes printable activities to learn more about taxonomy, the orderly classification of plants and animals.