Taxonomy of a Labrador! :)

Hey everybody! I'm back and in this blog I'm going to teach you about Levels of Classification.
Exciting right??? Also I'm going to help you to understand Taxonomy. The animal I'm going to use for an example of taxonomy is a dog and not just any DOG..... A LABRADOR!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a picture of a Labrador! Cute Right? Yeah I know! :) BTW I have a Lab!! Her name is Daisy and she is the sweetest thing! I love her and that's why I choose a Labrador as my example! :)

So First thing is First!!! ( Awwww Its so cute ) Anyway Here are the levels of  Classification.

The Levels of Classification

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

Now, you think that " Well I will never like EVER remember this ya" Well here are 2 easy ways to remember the levels of classification!

1. Kings Play Cards On FAT Green Stools ( I use this one )
2. King Phillip Came over For Good Spaghetti , but this one is weird.....

Kings Stands For: Kingdom
Play Stands For: Phylum
Cards Stands For: Class
On Stands For: Order
Fat Stands For: Family
Green Stands For: Genus
Stools Stand For:  Species

Here is a picture of the Levels Of Classification.......


Now the levels are labeled by MOST  specific to LEASTspecific. To call an animal or any living species
by there Greek & Latin name you have to call it by it's genus and species name. So a Labrador's Greek & Latin name is Canis Familiaris. Want me to show you how I got the name and no I didn't use Ask.com
to find it. I used research and here... this is how you classify a Labrador! ( THEY ARE SO CUTE )

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis Familiaris
Genus + Species =  Canis Familiaris!!!!
That's how I got the Greek& Latin name!!! Heheheheheh!

So now I'm going to tell you what ALL about what those fancy smanchy words mean!

1. Animalia: Is an animal like cats, mice, and tigers.
2. Chordata: Has a spinal cord like fish, birds, and dolphin's.
3. Mammalia: Gives milk to there babies, breathes air, and has hair like elephants and monkeys.
4. Carnivora: Eats meat like bears, gorillas, and crocodiles.
5. Canidae: Its a Canine and all dogs are canines so are wolves and coyotes.
6. Canis: Its In a family with wolves, coyotes, and foxes.
7. Canis Familiaris: Its the Greek & Latin name for it and other animals that have this name are Collies, German Shepard's, and yorkies!

So, if YOU want to ever want to classify an animal that you like this is how! And if you think that " A dog is a dog and a cat is a cat!" Well there are tons of dogs out there! Are a chiwawua and a great Dane alike!??!
No way! A great Dane is bigger than me if it stands up! Here is a picture to show you!



And you think " A plant is a plant!?" WELL! Is a Venus fly trap and a lavender ANYTHING ALIKE! Yes, they are both plants, but one eats flies and one uses the nutrients from the ground! Take a look at these pictures....

 Does this look like this.....


I used these picture's to show you how not EVERYTHING is alike! Yes, you can go, " This is a plant."
Or, " This is an animal." They are, but the Venus Fly Trap eats bugs and Lavender doesn't. And no flower can have look perfectly like one another!

Hey! Lets review! A Labrador is....
 Eats meat....


Has a spinal cord....


Breathes, has hair and gives milk to its babies!!

Is an animal......


Is in the family with wolves, coyotes, and foxes...


It's a canine like wolves and all other dogs...


And if you think that you learned a lot or want to learn more you can go to this website!
http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/classification/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/dogs/