The category of the family lies between:

genus and species

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order and genus

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phylum and genus

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kingdom and class

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Solution

The correct option is B order and genus
There are 7 obligate taxonomic categories in the descending order of hierarchy - Kingdom, Division/Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Of these, the kingdom is the largest category and species is in the smallest. The category family lies between the order and genus.

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