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Named taxonomic groups in the classification of living things, at any rank above the individual species entry: genera, families, orders, classes, phyla, kingdoms and domains, and formally recognized clades such as Felidae, Primates, Coleoptera and Chordata, each entry covering the group's defining characteristics, its member diversity and its position in the tree of life. Distinct from Species, which holds one individual named organism per entry (African Elephant, Blue Whale); a taxon entry describes the group as a whole, not any single member species within it. Belongs here: a named taxonomic rank or clade grouping two or more species, whatever the rank. Does not belong here: an individual species, filed under Species; a biome or ecosystem, filed under Biomes or Ecosystems; and a natural process such as migration or extinction, filed under Natural Phenomena.

Class

12

Division

2

Family

55

Genus

88

Maghroharpes

Genus
1 link

Malus

Genus
1 link

Mammillaria

Genus
1 link

Margaretia

Genus
1 link

Margaritiflabellum

Genus
1 link

Marmota

Genus
1 link

Martes

Genus
1 link

Mawsonites

Genus
1 link

Mecistops

Genus
1 link

Medicago

Genus
1 link

Megaptera

Genus
1 link

Melanogrammus

Genus
1 link

Melanosuchus

Genus
1 link

Meles

Genus
1 link

Melitaea

Genus
1 link

Mellivora

Genus
1 link

Melogale

Genus
1 link

Melursus

Genus
1 link

Menetes

Genus
1 link

Mephitis

Genus
1 link

Microcaldus

Genus
1 link

Microcebus

Genus
1 link

Micropterus

Genus
1 link

Microsciurus

Genus
1 link

Micrurus

Genus
1 link

Mirounga

Genus
1 link

Mirza

Genus
1 link

Miscanthus

Genus
1 link

Monachus

Genus
1 link

Mongolitubulus

Genus
1 link

Monodon

Genus
1 link

Montipora

Genus
1 link

Morpho

Genus
1 link

Mungos

Genus
1 link

Mungotictis

Genus
1 link

Mus

Genus
1 link

Mustela

Genus
1 link

Myadestes

Genus
1 link

Mydaus

Genus
1 link

Myocastor

Genus
1 link

Myosciurus

Genus
1 link

Myoscolex

Genus
1 link

Myrmica

Genus
1 link

Myxomitodes

Genus
1 link

Naja

Genus
1 link

Nandinia

Genus
1 link

Nannosciurus

Genus
1 link

Nasua

Genus
1 link

Natator

Genus
1 link

Natrix

Genus
1 link

Nautilus

Genus
1 link

Nectocaris

Genus
1 link

Neofelis

Genus
1 link

Neogale

Genus
1 link

Neomonachus

Genus
1 link

Neotamias

Genus
1 link

Nerodia

Genus
1 link

Nimbia

Genus
1 link

Noffkarkys

Genus
1 link

Nomascus

Genus
1 link

Notocitellus

Genus
1 link

Nucifraga

Genus
1 link

Nyctereutes

Genus
1 link

Nycticebus

Genus
1 link

Nymphalis

Genus
1 link

Odobenus

Genus
1 link

Odontomachus

Genus
1 link

Oecophylla

Genus
1 link

Ommatophoca

Genus
1 link

Oncorhynchus

Genus
1 link

Ophiophagus

Genus
1 link

Opuntia

Genus
1 link

Orchis

Genus
1 link

Orcinus

Genus
1 link

Oreochromis

Genus
1 link

Oryctolagus

Genus
1 link

Oryza

Genus
1 link

Osteochilus

Genus
1 link

Osteolaemus

Genus
1 link

Otocolobus

Genus
1 link

Otocyon

Genus
1 link

Otolemur

Genus
1 link

Otospermophilus

Genus
1 link

Pagophilus

Genus
1 link

Paguma

Genus
1 link

Palaeopascichnus

Genus
1 link

Paleomerus

Genus
1 link

Paleosuchus

Genus
1 link

Order

30

Phylum

13

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