Classification Activity

Classification Watch the following video to understand how organisms are classified. Understanding and Using the Taxonomic Ranking SystemTaxonomy: system of nomenclature (naming)Go to: The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Animal Diversity Web PART A: Using this website, fill in the taxonomic ranks for each of the animals listedbelow. Also write down where it lives (its distribution). Make sure you click on the cameraicon next to the scientific name so that you can see what it looks like. (Some animals don’thave an image, and therefore there is no camera icon.) Taxonomic Rank(below) Common Name > ring-tailed mongoose Indian mongoose Meerkat pygmy spotted skunk KINGDOM Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia PHYLUM Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata CLASS Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia ORDER Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora FAMILY Eupleridae Herpestidae Herpestidae Mephitidae GENUS Galidia Herpestes Suricata Spilogale SPECIES elegans javanicus suricatta pygmaea SCIENTIFIC NAME Galidia elegans Herpestes javanicus Suricata suricatta Spilogale pygmaea DISTRIBUTION Madagascar Tropical; eg Caribbean islands Savannah and open plains wooded or brushy habitats Part B: Now do the same for ONE animal of your own choosing. Again, look at as many photographs of these creatures as you can! Taxonomic Rank(below) Common Name > KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME DISTRIBUTION