Question

what is relation between taxa and categories

Answer 1

Taxonomic category is usually – for better or worse – used interchangeably with the term taxonomic rank. A Dictionary of Biology (6 ed.) certainly indicates that the terms rank and category are equivalent. The major taxonomic categories are domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

Answer 2

Taxonomic category is usually – for better or worse – used interchangeably with the term taxonomic rank. A Dictionary of Biology (6 ed.) certainly indicates that the terms rank and category are equivalent. The major taxonomic categories are domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. A category can contain one or more taxa.

Another example, to summarize:

Carnivora is a taxon, which contains many species including Vulpes vulpes (red fox)

Carnivora is in the category of order

Carnivora (order) is a higher rank than Vulpes Taxonomic category is usually – for better or worse – used interchangeably with the term taxonomic rank. A Dictionary of Biology (6 ed.) certainly indicates that the terms rank and category are equivalent. The major taxonomic categories are domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. A category can contain one or more taxa.

Another example, to summarize:

Carnivora is a taxon, which contains many species including Vulpes vulpes (red fox)

Carnivora is in the category of order

Carnivora (order) is a higher rank than Vulpes vulpes (species)