Examples of Systematic Classification

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Examples of Systematic Classification

Common Name	Species Name	Genus	Family	Order	Class	Phylum (Division)	Kingdom

Humans	Homo sapiens	Homo	Hominidae	Primates	Mammalia	Chordata	Animalia
Rhesus monkey	Macaca mulatta	Macaca	Cercopithecidae	Primates	Mammalia
Leopard frog	Rana pipiens	Rana	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia
Wood frog	Rana sylvatica	Rana	Ranidae	Anura	Amphibia
Long-winged grasshopper	Dissosteira longipennis	Dissosteira	Acrididae	Orthoptera	Insecta	Arthropoda
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Latrodectus	Theridiidae	Araneae	Arachnida	Arthropoda
White clover	Trifolium repens	Trifolium	Leguminosae	Rosales	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliophyta	Plantae
Black cherry	Prunus serotina	Prunus	Rosaceae	Rosales	Magnoliopsida
Wood lily	Lilium philadelphicum	Lilium	Liliaceae	Liliales	Liliatae
Ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	Pinus	Pinaceae	Coniferales	Pinopsida	Pinophyta
Ginkgo tree	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	Ginkgoaceae	Ginkgoales	Ginkgoopsida	Pinophyta
Haircap moss	Polytrichum juniperum	Polytrichum	Polytrichaceae	Polytrichales	Musci	Bryophyta

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