15 November, 2023

High level classification

Kingdom
Animals
Plants
Fungi & Lichens
Protista
Archaea
Bacteria

Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Tribe
Genus
Species

Plants

Palms
Ferns
Flowering Plant
Grasses Sedges & etc
Eucalypts
Myrtace Family
Daisy Family
Orchids

Arthropods (millipede, spiders, insects) - Phylum: Arthropoda
Arachnids - Class: Arachnida
Spiders - Order: Araneae

Insects - Class: Insecta
Winged / once winged insects (anything with wings & 6 legs - moths, butterflies, grasshoppers, flies, crickets, mozzies, beetles, cockroach, ants) - Subclass: Pterygota
Butterflies & Moths (including caterpillar, cocoons, pupas) - Order: Lepidoptera
Bees, Wasps, Ants - Order: Hymenoptera
Flies - Order: Diptera
Crickets, Grasshoppers, Katidids - Order: Orthoptera
Stick Insects - Order: Phasmida
Mantises - Order: Mantodea
Dragonflies & Damselflies - Order: Odonata

Fish (Eels, rays, sharks, dolphins, whales) - Class: Actinopterygii
Snails, slugs - Class: Gastropoda
Earthworms and Allies - Subclass: Oligochaeta
Reptiles (lizards, skinks, snakes, frogs) - Class: Reptilia
Snakes & Lizards - Order: Squamata
Turtles & Tortoises - Order Testudines
Frogs & Toads - Order: Anura

Mammals (Quolls, Numbats, Possums, Bilbies, Bandicoots, Platypus, Echidnas, Humans) - Class: Mammalia
Kangaroos, Wallabies, Possums, Wombats, Gliders - Order: Diprotodontia
Bats & flying foxes - Order: Chiroptera
Mice, Rats, Squirrels, Hamptsers, Guinea Pigs - Order: Rodentia
Rabbits & Hares - Family: Leporidae
Birds - Class: Aves
Owls - Order: Strigiformes
Hawks, Kites, Eagles - Order: Accipitriformes
Perching birds - Order: Passeriformes
Water birds (ducks, geese, swans) - Order: Anseriformes
Parrots - Order: Psittaciformes

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