Difference between taxonomic category and taxonomic hierarchy?
Taxonomic category | Taxonomic hierarchy |
1. Taxonomic category defines a single level of classification or a single category. | 1. Taxonomic hierarchy shows multiple levels of classification of the same organism. |
2. A single organism can be part belong to a single taxon at a specific level. | 2. A single organism that can be part of multiple taxa when it comes to different levels of taxonomic hierarchy. |
3. Class or Phylum is one of the taxonomic category. Humans belong to the taxonomic category of phylum Chordata. | 3. Humans have different levels of hierarchy where starting from Kingdom Animalia to genus Homo and species sapiens all belong to taxonomic hierarchy. |