Question

What is family in classification?

Answer 1

Taxonomy:

1. The word “Taxonomy” is derived from a Greek word – “taxis”, meaning arrangement or division, and “nomos”, meaning method.
2. Taxonomy is a branch of Biology that refers to the process of classifying different living species.
3. A taxon is referred to as a group of organisms classified as a unit.

Family:

1. This category of the taxonomic hierarchy includes various genera that share a few similarities.
2. For eg., the families in the order Carnivora include Canidae, Felidae, Ursidae, etc.