How many ranks in modern taxonomy?

The process of placing or grouping organisms in different taxonomic groups is known as the taxonomy hierarchy. These levels, also called taxonomic ranks, formed a structure similar to the ladder or pyramid ⬆️.

The modern taxonomic classification system has 8️⃣ main levels

🔺Domain – highest level constitutes three domains of life: Eukaryota, Archaea, and Bacteria.

🔺Kingdom – the second level constitutes seven kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Monera, Fungi, Chromista, Protozoa, Archaea.

🔺Phylum – a group of related classes: 109 Phyla in all kingdoms.

🔺Class – a group of related orders: 108 classes in animals.

🔺Order – a group of related families: the total number ranges from 420-450.

🔺Family – a group of related genera (data can vary in different sources)

🔺Genus – a group of related species (data can vary in different sources)

🔺Species – a group of similar organisms (data can vary in different sources)

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