Taxonomic rank

Taxonomic rank is a system used by scientists to categorize and organize living organisms based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships. It creates a hierarchy from broad to specific categories, such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. Each level groups organisms more precisely; for example, all animals belong to the kingdom Animalia, but only those in the same genus and species share even closer similarities. This system helps scientists identify, study, and understand the diversity of life on Earth efficiently.