A Brief Taxonomy

All Living Organisms
Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Example
Monera			'Unicelled, no true nuclei' Bacteria, Blue-green algae
Protista			'Unicelled, true nuclei' Protozoa, Simple algae
Fungi			'Multicelled, true nuclei' Fungi
Plantae			'Multicelled, true nuclei' Plants
	(Non seed-bearing)
			Complex (green) algae
			Ferns
			Liverworts and Moss
	(seed-bearing)
			Conifers
			Flowering plants (monocots and dicots)
Animalia			Animals
	Annelida		Segmented worms
	Arthropoda		Crustaceans, Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods.
	Platyhelminthes		Flat worms
	Mollusca		Molluscs
	Chordata (subphylum Vertebrata)		Vertebrates
		Amphibia	Amphibians
		Aves	Birds
		Mammalia	Mammals
		Pisces	Fish
		Reptilia	Reptiles

Amphibia
Order	Family	Sub-Family	Examples
Anura			Frogs and Toads

Aves
Order	Family	Sub-Family	Examples
Coliiformes			Mousebirds
Coraciiformes
	Bucerotidae		Hornbill
Falconiformes			Birds of Prey
	Accipitridae		Vulture & Eagle
Passeriformes			Perching birds
	Ploceidae		Weaver bird
Phoenicopteriformes			Flamingos
	Phoenicopteridae		Flamingo
	(arguably under Order Ciconiiformes)
Struthioniformes			Ostriches

Mammalia
Order	Family	Sub-Family	Examples
Artiodactyla			Even-toed ungulates
	Bovidae		Buffalo & Antelopes
		Aepycerotinae	Impala
		Alcelaphinae	Wildebeest & Hartebeest
		Antilopinae	Dik-dik, Suni & Oribi
		Bovinae	Eland, Kudu, Bushbuck & Buffalo
		Cephalophinae	Duiker
		Hippotraginae	Roan & Sable
		Reduncinae	Waterbuck & Reedbuck
	Giraffidae		Giraffe
	Hippopotamidae		Hippo
	Suidae		Hog
Carnivora			'Carnivores'
	Canidae
		Caninae	Jackal
		Otocyoninae	Bat-eared fox
		Simocyoninae	Wild dog
	Felidae		Cheetah (genus Acinonyx) Leopard & Lion (genus Panthera) Caracal & Serval (genus Felis)
	Hyaenidae		Aardwolf & Hyena
	Mustelidae
		Lutrinae	Otter
		Mellivorinae	Honey Badger
		Mustelinae	Polecat & Weasel
	Viverridae
		Herpestinae	Mongoose
		Viverrinae	Civet & Genet
Chiroptera			Bats
Suborder Megachiroptera			Fruit-eating bat
Suborder Microchiroptera			Insect-eating bat
Hyracoidea	Procaviidae		Hyraxes
Insectivora			Insectivores
	Soricidae		Shrew
Lagomorpha			Lagomorphs
	Leporidae		Hare & Rabbit
Macroscelidea	Macroscelididae		Elephant Shrews
	(Family Macroscelididae once under Order Insectivora)
Perissodactyla			Odd-toed ungulates
	Equidae		Zebra
	Rhinocerotidae		Rhino
Pholidota			Pangolins
	Manidae		Pangolin
Primates			Primates
	Cercopithecidae		Baboon & Monkey
	Hominidae		Human
	Lorisidae		Bushbaby
	Pongidae		Chimpanzee & Gorilla
Proboscidea	Elephantidae		Elephants
Rodentia			Rodents
	Cricetidae		Rat
	Hystricidae		Porcupine
	Muridae		Mouse
	Sciuridae		Squirrel
Sirenia	Dugongidae		Dugongs
Tubulidentata	Orycteropodidae		Aardvarks