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.
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.