Define taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchial levls?

Taxon (plural: taxa) is a taxonomic group or rank in the biological classification system. Taxa are arranged in a hierarchical system, with each level of classification being more specific than the one above it.

The major taxa, arranged from broadest to most specific, are:

Domain

- Bacteria

- Archaea

- Eukarya

Kingdom

- Animalia

- Plantae

- Fungi

- Protista

Phylum

- Porifera

- Cnidaria

- Platyhelminthes

- Nematoda

- Annelida

- Mollusca

- Echinoderm

- Chordata

Class

- Mammalia

- Aves

- Reptilia

- Amphibia

- Actinopterygii

- Chondrichthyes

Order

- Primates

- Rodentia

- Carnivora

- Artiodactyla

- Perissodactyla

- Cetacea

- Chiroptera

- Lagomorpha

- Scandentia

- Proboscidea

- Sirenia

- Hyracoidea

Family

- Hominidae

- Felidae

- Canidae

- Ursidae

- Mustelidae

- Cervidae

- Bovidae

- Elephantidae

- Rhinocerontidae

- Equidae

- Suidae

- Tapiridae

- Hippopotamidae

- Camelidae

- Giraffidae

- Bovidae

- Antilocapridae

- Cervidae

- Moschidae

- Tragulidae

Genus

- Homo

- Panthera

- Canis

- Ursus

- Mustela

- Felis

- Cervus

- Bos

- Elephas

- Rhinoceros

- Equus

- Sus

- Tapirus

- Hippopotamus

- Camelus

- Giraffa

- Bovidae

- Antilocapra

- Odocoileus

- Moschus

- Tragulus

Species

- Homo sapiens

- Panthera leo

- Canis lupus

- Ursus arctos

- Mustela erminea

- Felis catus

- Cervus elaphus

- Bos taurus

- Elephas maximus

- Rhinoceros unicornis

- Equus caballus

- Sus scrofa

- Tapirus terrestris

- Hippopotamus amphibius

- Camelus dromedarius

- Giraffa camelopardalis

- Bos javanicus

- Antilocapra americana

- Odocoileus virginianus

- Moschus moschiferus

- Tragulus napu