Linnaean Classification Scheme
Taxonomic Scheme Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
Taxonomic Scheme Dumbass Karl Plays Cards Only For Green Stamps
Taxonomic Scheme Dopey Kids Prefer Candy Over Fat Gooey Snails
Taxonomic Scheme Domain- Eukarya Kingdom - Animal Phylum - Chordate Sub-phylum- Vertebrate Class - Mammal Order - Primate Family - Hominid Genus - Homo Species - Homo sapiens
Plants are a little different…
Taxonomic Scheme Domain- Eukarya Kingdom - Plantae Division- Tracheophyta Class - Angiosperma Order - Rosales Family - Rosaceae Genus - Rosa Species - Rosa gallita
White Oak
Taxonomic Scheme Domain- Eukarya Kingdom - Plantae Division- Magnoliophyta Class - Magnoliopsida Order - Fagales Family - Fagaceae Genus - Quercus Species - Quercus alba
Someone familiar LevelNameDescription KingdomAnimaliaAnimals PhylumChordata Animals with backbones ClassAvesAnimals called Birds OrderPasseriformesBirds that perch FamilyTurdidaeAll Thrushes GenusTurdusSimilar Thrushes SpeciesTurdus migratorius L.American Robin
Rules ‘species’ is both singular and plural Genus and species are always italicized (or underlined) Genus name is always capitalized, specific epithet is NEVER capitalized
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera (L. 1766)
First Quiz on Monday