what is taxon. give some example of taxa of different hierarchical level
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A taxon is a level of hierarchy in the system of classify organisms.
Following are the hierarchical levels .
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
It is a taxonomical hierarchy higher than order and lower than phylum. Class includes related to orders of the organisms.
Ex:- Presence of notochord in mammals.
It is a taxonomical hierarchy below Kingdom and above class. It is a taxon with one or more classes organisms with similar characteristics.
It has a group of related genera with still less number of similarities as compared to genus and species.
Ex:- Fox and dog belongs to the same family. It is a group of entities below order and above genus.
It is a tax on below higher than family and lower than class. Order being a higher category is the assemblable of families which exhibit a few similar characters.
It comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to spaces of other genera.
Ex:- Lion, tiger and leopard are classified under genus Panthera. It is above species and below family.
Explanation:
- The arrangement of various taxa in a hierarchical order is called taxonomic hierarchy. In this hierarchy, species is present at the lowest level whereas kingdom is present at the highest level. ... As an example, let us classify Solanum melongena, (Brinjal).