The Taxonomic Hierarchy Follows the Below CategoriesSpecies - Species are the natural population of individuals which resemble one another in all essential morphological and reproductive characteristics. They can interbreed freely and produce fertile offspring. For Humans, sapiens is a species of genus Homo.Genus - Genus can be described as a group of related species which resemble one another in certain correlated characters. All species of a single genus are presumed to have evolved from a common ancestor. Tiger, lion, leopards are closely related species and therefore they are placed under the same genus Panther.Family - Family is another taxonomic category that contains one or more related genera. All genera of a family have some common characteristics or features. For example, Family Solanaceae contains a number of genera like Datura, Withania etc Order - This taxonomic category includes one or several related families. Families Canidae and Felidae are included in the same order of carnivores.Class - A class is formed of one or several related orders. All dicots in plants come under the class Dicotyledoneae and they are grouped into many orders such as  roales, polemoniales etc.Division/Phylum - The term division is used for plants whilst phylum is used for animals. They are formed of one or many classes. The phylum chordate of animals contains not only the mammals but reptiles, amphibians and several others.Kingdom - It is the highest taxonomic category. All animals belong to the kingdom Animalia, and all plants in the kingdom Plantae.