Examples of Systematic Classification
| Common Name | Species Name | Genus | Family | Order | Class | Phylum (Division) | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans | Homo sapiens | Homo | Hominidae | Primates | Mammalia | Chordata | Animalia |
| Rhesus monkey | Macaca mulatta | Macaca | Cercopithecidae | ||||
| Leopard frog | Rana pipiens | Rana | Ranidae | Anura | Amphibia | ||
| Wood frog | Rana sylvatica | ||||||
| Long-winged grasshopper | Dissosteira longipennis | Dissosteira | Acrididae | Orthoptera | Insecta | Arthropoda | |
| Black widow spider | Latrodectus mactans | Latrodectus | Theridiidae | Araneae | Arachnida | ||
| White clover | Trifolium repens | Trifolium | Leguminosae | Rosales | Magnoliopsida | Magnoliophyta | Plantae |
| Black cherry | Prunus serotina | Prunus | Rosaceae | ||||
| Wood lily | Lilium philadelphicum | Lilium | Liliaceae | Liliales | Liliatae | ||
| Ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa | Pinus | Pinaceae | Coniferales | Pinopsida | Pinophyta | |
| Ginkgo tree | Ginkgo biloba | Ginkgo | Ginkgoaceae | Ginkgoales | Ginkgoopsida | ||
| Haircap moss | Polytrichum juniperum | Polytrichum | Polytrichaceae | Polytrichales | Musci | Bryophyta |
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