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What are the 8 taxa of humans?


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Taxonomy of humans:

  1. The word "taxonomy" derives from the Greek words "taxis," which connotes division or order, and "nomos," which denotes action. The process of classifying various species on the planet is known as taxonomy, and it is a subfield of biology.
  2. The term "taxonomic hierarchy" describes the arrangement of groups in ascending or descending order. The highest rank is the Kingdom, which is followed by the divisions, classes, orders, families, genera, and species.
  3. A taxon is an organized group of creatures. The classification of the human race within zoological taxonomy is known as human taxonomy.
  4. A taxonomic category or rank is the name given to each of these hierarchical levels.
  5. The Kingdom is the top classification level, and it is divided into lower-level groups of various rankings.
  6. The classification of living things includes the kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera. The next level of classification, the phylum, is more specific to the empire. There are 35 phyla in the Animalia kingdom.
  7. Taxonomy for humans is as follows: Kingdom – Animalia, Phylum- Chordata, Class- Mammalia, Order – Primates, Suborder – Haplorhini, Family – Hominidae, Subfamily – Homininae, Genus – Homo.

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