Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the classification of living beings into branches that share a distinct group of ancestors.

The groups that beings are classified into, from most encompassing to most specific, are known as empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties, families, species and races.


 * Empires sort life by its level of complexity; it is accepted that the taxonomical empires are Polykytaria and Monokytaria.
 * Kingdoms sort life of similar complexity by their basic differences, such as autotrophy and heterotrophy in the case of Polykytaria.
 * Duchies classify life by major biological differences.
 * Counties are the groups that encompass big enough differences that not all of their healthy members can create offspring.
 * Families are the groups where all of their healthy members can create offspring, although the offspring is not always fertile.
 * Species are the groups where all of their healthy members can create fertile offspring.
 * Races are the groups with distinctive genetic characteristics that often correlate geographically. Taxonomically they are referred to by their species name with a specifying modifier.

Current classification
This is the commonly accepted taxonomical classification of all known beings:


 * Multicellular (Polykytaria empire)
 * Animals (Animalia kingdom)
 * Birds (Aves duchy)
 * Chickenlike (Galliformes county)
 * Firebirds (Pyroornis family)
 * Phoenix (Helioornis species)
 * Fenghuang (Pyrisia Helioornis species)
 * Reptiloids (Reptiloid family)
 * Cockatrice (Reptigallus species)
 * Insects (Insecta duchy)
 * Membrane winged (Hymenoptera county)
 * Ponylike (Hippomorpha family)
 * Changeling (Hippoapidae species)
 * Erebian Changeling (Nychte Hippoapidae race)
 * Iridian changeling (Iris Hippoapidae race)
 * Mammals (Mammalia duchy)
 * Carnivores (Carnivora county)
 * Bears (Ursidae family)
 * Ursa (Astroarcto species)
 * Canines (Caninae family)
 * Felines (Felinae family)
 * Even toed ungulates (Artiodactyla county)
 * Bovines (Bovinae family)
 * Buffalo (Bison species)
 * Cattle (Taurus species)
 * Aghnya (Aghnya Taurus race)
 * Goshorun (Goshorun Taurus race)
 * Ncuni (Ncuni Taurus race)
 * Dzo (Taurus × Yak crossbreed)
 * Yak (Yak species)
 * Yakalo (Bison × Yak crossbreed)
 * Zubron (Bison × Taurus crossbreed)
 * Camelids (Camelidae family)
 * Andines (Andinae species)
 * Alpaca (Alpaca Andinae race)
 * Llama (Llama Andinae race)
 * Camel (Camel species)
 * Dromedary (Dromedary Camel race)
 * Caprines (Caprinae family)
 * Goat (Capra species)
 * Sheep (Aries species)
 * Cervids (Cervidae family)
 * Caribou (Caribou species)
 * Giraffids (Giraffidae family)
 * Qilin (Qilin species)
 * Odd toed ungulates (Perissodactyla county)
 * Equines (Equinae family)
 * Donkey (Asinus species)
 * Onager (Hemionus Asinus race)
 * Zebrican Donkey (Zebrica Asinus race)
 * Griffon (Gryph species)
 * Lithian Griffon (Lithia Gryph race)
 * Shirdal (Shirdal Gryph race)
 * Hinny (female Asinus × male Hippo crossbreed)
 * Hippogriff (female Gryph × male Hippo crossbreed)
 * Kelpie (female Hippo × male Thalassohippo crossbreed)
 * Lamia (Lamia species)
 * Manticore (Hippophagos species)
 * Merpony (female Thalassohippo × male Hippo crossbreed)
 * Mule (female Hippo × male Asinus crossbreed)
 * Pony (Hippo species)
 * Alicorn (Pterakera Hippo race)
 * Batpony (Nychte Hippo race)
 * Earth Pony (Geo Hippo race)
 * Pegasus (Ptera Hippo race)
 * Tulpar (Tulpar Hippo race)
 * Unicorn (Kera Hippo race)
 * Seapony (Thalassohippo species)
 * Sphinx (Sphinx species)
 * Zebra (Hippotigris species)
 * Abada (Kera Hippotigris race)
 * Earth Zebra (Geo Hippotigris race)
 * Zonkey (Asinus × Hippotigris crossbreed)
 * Zony (Hippo × Hippotigris crossbreed)
 * Rodents (Rodentia county)
 * Castorids (Castoridae family)
 * Beavcoon (Castorcoon species)
 * Leporids (Leporidae family)
 * Jackalope (Keralepus species)
 * Skvader (Lepusgallus species)
 * Talpids (Talpidae family)
 * Gamusino (Gamusino species)
 * Reptilians (Reptilia duchy)
 * Squamates (Squamata county)
 * Draconians (Draconia family)
 * Dragon (Draco species)
 * Lava dragon (Hephaestus Draco race)
 * Sky dragon (Uranus Draco race)
 * Lernaeans (Lerna family)
 * Sea serpent (Thalassoophidia species)
 * Hydra (Polycephalus Thalassoophidia race)
 * Leviathan (Hades Thalassoophidia race)
 * Testudines (Testudina county)
 * Turtles (Chelydia family)
 * Star turtle (Astrochelydia species)
 * Tarascan (Tarascan family)
 * Tarasque (Tarasque species)
 * Plants (Plantae kingdom)
 * Flowering plants (Angiosperm duchy)
 * Asterids (Asterid county)
 * Rosids (Rosid county)
 * Beeches (Fagaceae family)
 * Thunderoak (Electroquercus species)
 * Roses (Rosa family)
 * Hornberry (Keracarpos species)
 * Thinking plants (Neurophyte duchy)
 * Animal plants (Zoophyte county)
 * Herbaceous animal plants (Phylozoan family)
 * Cactus cat (Cactacatus species)
 * Vegetable sheep (Barometz species)
 * Woody animal plants (Xylozoan family)
 * Splintercat (Arbocatus species)
 * Timberwolf (Arbolupus species)
 * Unicellular (Monokytaria empire)