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Write down the hierarchic categories which are generally used for classification of animals.



The hierarchial categories are -:

(i) Kingdom. Plant kingdom and animal kingdom.

(ii) Phylum (for animals)/Division (for plants). A group of closely related classes having certain common characters.

(iii) Class. A group of closely related orders having certain common characters.

(iv) Order. A group of closely related families having certain common characters.

(v) Family. A group of closely related genus having certain common characters.

(vi) Genus. A group of closely related species have certain common characters.

(vii) Species. A group of organisms which are similar enough to breed and perpetuate.

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