Family
What does family mean:
In biology, a family is a rank of classification. It contains a genus and is contained by an order.
Phylum
Chordata
Species
Order
What does phylum mean:
The word phylum refers to a major taxonomic division of living organisms that contain one or more classes. It also refers to a large group of languages that are historically related.The other meaning of phylum is a direct line of descent within a group.
Genus
Levels of classification on Arctic Fox
What does species mean:
Species is a class of individuals having several common features or qualities.
What does order mean:
In biological classification would be more specific then kingdom, but less specific then Genus. The order is Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus,and Species.
Kingdom
Class
What genus mean:
Genus is a word used in biology to mean a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms.
What does kingdom mean:
Kingdom means the highest grouping of living things it includes all phylums.
What does class mean:
A set of category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
By: Isha Parikh