Biological Taxonomy

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

Background (if interested):

• Encyclopedia of Life (eol)
• Catalogue of Life
• ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System

My Simplified Dataset

• life_taxonomy.xml

     <taxonomy>
      <kingdom name="Animalia" common="animals">
        <phylum name="Acanthocephala"/>
        <phylum name="Chordata" common="cordates">
          <class name="Actinopterygii"/>
          <class name="Amphibia"/>
          <class name="Reptilia"/>
          <class name="Mammalia" common="mammals">
            <order name="Afrosoricida" />
            <order name="Artiodactyla" common="even-toed ungulates">
              <family name="Antilocapridae">
                <genus name="Antilocapra">
                  <species name="Antilocapra americana"/>
                </genus>
              </family>
              <family name="Bovidae">
                <genus name="Addax"/>
                <genus name="Antilope"/>
                <genus name="Bison"/>
                <genus name="Gazella"/>
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              </family>
              <family name="Camelidae">
                <genus name="Camelus" common="camels">
                  <species name="Camelus bactrianus"/>
                  <species name="Camelus dromedarius"/>
                </genus>
                <genus name="Lama">
                  <species name="Lama glama"/>
                  <species name="Lama guanicoe"/>
                  <species name="Lama pacos"/>
                </genus>
                <genus name="Vicugna">
                  <species name="Vicugna vicugna"/>
                </genus>
              </family>
              <family name="Cervidae"/>
              <family name="Giraffidae" common="giraffes">
                <genus name="Giraffa">
                  <species name="Giraffa camelopardalis"/>
                </genus>
                <genus name="Okapia">
                  <species name="Okapia johnstoni"/>
                </genus>
              </family>
              <family name="Hippopotamidae"/>
              <family name="Moschidae"/>
              <family name="Suidae"/>
              <family name="Tayassuidae"/>
              <family name="Tragulidae"/>
            </order>
            <order name="Carnivora" />
            <order name="Cetacea" />
            <order name="Chiroptera" />
            <order name="Cingulata" />
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          </class>
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        </phylum>
        <phylum name="Mollusca"/>
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      </kingdom>
      <kingdom name="Archaea"/>
      <kingdom name="Bacteria"/>
      <kingdom name="Chromista"/>
      <kingdom name="Fungi"/>
      <kingdom name="Plantae"/>
      <kingdom name="Protozoa"/>
      <kingdom name="Viruses"/>
    </taxonomy>