binomial system of taxonomy

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binomal taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum (plural = phyla - in plants this category is often called a Division)	Cordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Carnivora
Family	Canidae
Genus	Canis
Species	Lupus (the wolf)

Table quoted from The Royal School of Veterinary Studies 'A Taxonomic Hierarchy'

The binomial system of taxonomy is the scientific classification of biological entities introduced by Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy (Gr. taxis, "arrangement, order", nomos, "law") is the science, laws, or principles of classification (Latin, classis, "a class", facere, "to make"). In biological taxonomy, an individual entity is classified by finding its place in an increasingly specific continuum of similarity. Taxonomy proceeds from the general to the specific.

Hierarchies, such as those described by taxonomy, typically produce a tree-shaped display which allow users to start at the general and then bore down to the level of specific detail that suits them.

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