Taxonomic categories (hierarchy)वर्गिकी संवर्ग (पदानुक्रम)

NCERT Fig 1.1 · interactive diagram

Parts and their functions

• Kingdom (जगत) — Highest category, e.g. Kingdom Animalia, Kingdom Plantae.
• Phylum (animals) / Division (plants) (संघ (प्राणी) / प्रभाग (पादप)) — Group of related classes, e.g. Chordata (notochord + dorsal hollow nerve cord).
• Class (वर्ग) — Group of related orders, e.g. Mammalia (Primata + Carnivora …).
• Order (गण) — Group of families with a few similar characters, e.g. Carnivora (Felidae + Canidae); Polymoniales (Solanaceae + Convolvulaceae).
• Family (कुल) — Group of related genera, e.g. Solanaceae (Solanum, Petunia, Datura); Felidae (Panthera, Felis).
• Genus (वंश) — Group of closely related species, e.g. Panthera (lion, tiger, leopard).
• Species (जाति (स्पीशीज़)) — Lowest category: individuals with fundamental similarities, e.g. sapiens in Homo sapiens.

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