The animal kingdom alone has thousands of different species. A species is a type of animal, and animals of the same species can breed successfully with each other. Similar species are grouped in a genus. Genera are grouped into families, families into orders, right up to the level of phylum. The phylum chordata contains all vertebrate animals – animals with a backbone. Here’s how a human and a giant panda are classified.
Human Giant panda
Phylum Chordata Chordata
Class Mammalia Mammalia
Order Primates Carnivores
Family Hominidae Ursidae
Genus Homo Ailuropoda
Species sapiens melanoleuca
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