Taxonomy is a field of biology that divides all living things into categories. Carolos Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, invented it in the 18th century, and his taxonomy is still used today. He also created the taxonomic hierarchy, which comprises eight levels of classification from broad to specific: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. Kingdom is always ranked first in this system of classification, followed by division, class, order, family, genus, and species. The kingdom, the greatest level of classification is divided into subgroups at several levels. Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera are the five kingdoms into which living beings are divided. The division, which is the next level of classification after the kingdom, is more specific. Animalia is divided into 35 phyla. Until the introduction of phyla, the most general rank in the taxonomic ladder was class. There are 108 classes in the kingdom Animalia, including mammalia, reptilia, and aves, among others. However, today's classes differ from those provided by Linnaeus and are not often utilised. The rank of order is more definite than the rank of class. The order is made up of one or more comparable families. Mammalia is divided into 26 orders, including primates, carnivora, and others. Family is a taxonomic hierarchy group that encompasses a number of genera that have certain commonalities. A genus is a collection of related species. Some genera are monotypic, containing only one species, while others are polytypic, including numerous species. The lowest level of taxonomic hierarchy is species. On the planet, there are around 8.7 million distinct species. It describes a group of organisms with similar structure, form, and reproductive characteristics. Sub-species can be found within a species.

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