Taxonomic Levels
Domain * Broadest category * Largest Group * 3 Domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
Kingdom * Largest Category * 5Different Kingdoms: 1. Eubacteria 2. Archaebacteria 3. Fungi 4. Plantae 5. Animalia
* also known as divisions Phylum * also known as divisions
Contains related Orders Class Contains related Orders
Contains related families Order Contains related families
Comes after order and before genus Family Comes after order and before genus
1st name used in Binominal Nomenclature Genus 1st name used in Binominal Nomenclature Always Capitalized
Species Smallest category
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