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Zeraph · 10-23-2009, 01:28 PM

I'm wondering if someone can help me properly order and make sense of all this.
I've learned about all this stuff at one time or another but its all become a big jumble in my head. I want to know the scientific break down of all the classifications of life.

what I mean is:

* Amphibians
* Birds
* Fishes
* Invertebrates
* Mammals
* Reptiles
Is the "animal kingdom", ya? Is there a technical term for it?

Then there's like types of cells, I think:
archaea, eukarya, and bacteria

And I've also seen em divided like this in regards to kingdom:
kingdom archae.. kingdom plantae..kingdom eubacteria, kingdom protista, kingdom fungi, and kingdom animalia

Then there's the ranks: kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family
I think?

Where does species fit in there?

Are viruses officially included as life?

Thanks

Baraka_Guru · 10-23-2009, 01:33 PM

You're speaking of scientific taxonomy, or, more specifically, biological classification.

This is the hierarchy:

Life
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Zeraph · 10-23-2009, 03:41 PM

would breed be after species or is that unofficial?

and what do you think about viruses?

Baraka_Guru · 10-23-2009, 03:50 PM

Well, as an example, domesticated dogs share an ancestry with gray wolves. The gray wolf is the species Canis lupus. However, the domestic dog would be the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris. The breeds within that classification would simply be grouped together under it.

And viruses are classified the same way as other biological entities, right down to the species. For example, the influenza virus is from the family Orthomyxoviridae. Then you get the genus Influenzavirus A, species Influenza A virus, and ultimately a subspecies such as N1H1.

10-23-2009, 01:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zeraph Eye See You Location: The Cosmos	Life categories I'm wondering if someone can help me properly order and make sense of all this. I've learned about all this stuff at one time or another but its all become a big jumble in my head. I want to know the scientific break down of all the classifications of life. what I mean is: * Amphibians * Birds * Fishes * Invertebrates * Mammals * Reptiles Is the "animal kingdom", ya? Is there a technical term for it? Then there's like types of cells, I think: archaea, eukarya, and bacteria And I've also seen em divided like this in regards to kingdom: kingdom archae.. kingdom plantae..kingdom eubacteria, kingdom protista, kingdom fungi, and kingdom animalia Then there's the ranks: kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family I think? Where does species fit in there? Are viruses officially included as life? Thanks __________________ "What silence can there be, what lack of sound compare to a snowfall from dark air falling quietly to sea?" luv ya

10-23-2009, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru Dracologist Super Moderator Location: Toronto, Canada Blog Entries: 89	You're speaking of scientific taxonomy, or, more specifically, biological classification. This is the hierarchy: Life Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species __________________ Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —"Burnt Norton," Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 10-23-2009 at 01:35 PM..

10-23-2009, 03:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zeraph Eye See You Location: The Cosmos	would breed be after species or is that unofficial? and what do you think about viruses? __________________ "What silence can there be, what lack of sound compare to a snowfall from dark air falling quietly to sea?" luv ya

10-23-2009, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru Dracologist Super Moderator Location: Toronto, Canada Blog Entries: 89	Well, as an example, domesticated dogs share an ancestry with gray wolves. The gray wolf is the species Canis lupus. However, the domestic dog would be the subspecies Canis lupus familiaris. The breeds within that classification would simply be grouped together under it. And viruses are classified the same way as other biological entities, right down to the species. For example, the influenza virus is from the family Orthomyxoviridae. Then you get the genus Influenzavirus A, species Influenza A virus, and ultimately a subspecies such as N1H1. __________________ Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —"Burnt Norton," Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot