Question

What is taxonomic hierarchy?

Answer 1

TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY

1. The arrangement of various taxonomic categories in their proper descending order on the basis of their taxonomic ranks is called taxonomic hierarchy or systematic hierarchy.
2. In this hierarchy, Kingdom is the category of highest rank placed at the top, while species is the lowest placed at the bottom.
3. Following is an example of the taxonomic hierarchy which represents the methodology of classifying a plant:

Categories	Taxa (Plant)
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Spermatophyta
Sub-division	Angiospermae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Sub-class	Polypetalae
Series	Thalamiflorae
Order (Cohort)	Ranales
Family	Annonaceae
Genus	Annona
Species	squamosa