Taxonomy

**Taxonomy** is the classification of living beings into branches that share a distinct group of ancestors.

The groups that beings are classified into, from most encompassing to most specific, are known as empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties, families, species and races.

* Empires sort life by its level of complexity. Nowadays, the empires are Eukaryote and Prokaryote, but formerly they were Polykytaria and Monokytaria.
* Kingdoms sort life of similar complexity by their basic differences, such as autotrophy and heterotrophy.
* Duchies classify life by major biological differences.
* Counties are the groups that encompass big enough differences that not all of their healthy members can create offspring.
* Families are the groups where all of their healthy members can create offspring, although the offspring is not always fertile.
* Species are the groups where all of their healthy members can create fertile offspring.
* Races are the groups with distinctive genetic characteristics that often correlate geographically. Taxonomically they are referred to by their species name with a specifying modifier.

## Current classification

This is the commonly accepted taxonomical classification of all known beings:

* Complex-celled (*Eukaryote* empire, formerly known as multicellular or *Polykytaria* empire)
	+ Animals (*Animalia* kingdom)
		- Birds (*Aves* duchy)
			* Chickenlike (*Galliformes* county)
				+ Firebirds (*Pyroornis* family)
					- Phoenix (*Helioornis* species)
					- Fenghuang (*Pyrisia Helioornis* species)
				+ Reptiloids (*Reptiloid* family)
					- Cockatrice (*Reptigallus* species)
			* Hawklike (*Accipitriformes* county)
				+ Eagles (*Aietos* family)
					- Roc (*Dracophagos* species)
		- Insects (*Insecta* duchy)
			* Membrane winged (*Hymenoptera* county)
				+ Ponylike (*Hippomorpha* family)
					- Changeling (*Hippoapidae* species)
						* Erebian Changeling (*Nychte Hippoapidae* race)
						* Iridian changeling (*Iris Hippoapidae* race)
		- Mammals (*Mammalia* duchy)
			* Carnivores (*Carnivora* county)
				+ Bears (*Ursidae* family)
					- Ursa (*Astroarcto* species)
				+ Canines (*Caninae* family)
				+ Felines (*Felinae* family)
			* Even toed ungulates (*Artiodactyla* county)
				+ Bovines (*Bovinae* family)
					- Buffalo (*Bison* species)
					- Cattle (*Taurus* species)
						* Aghnya (*Aghnya Taurus* race)
						* Goshorun (*Goshorun Taurus* race)
						* Ncuni (*Ncuni Taurus* race)
					- Dzo (*Taurus* × *Yak* crossbreed)
					- Yak (*Yak* species)
					- Yakalo (*Bison* × *Yak* crossbreed)
					- Zubron (*Bison* × *Taurus* crossbreed)
				+ Camelids (*Camelidae* family)
					- Andines (*Andinae* species)
						* Alpaca (*Alpaca Andinae* race)
						* Llama (*Llama Andinae* race)
					- Camel (*Camel* species)
						* Bactrian (*Bactrian Camel* race)
						* Dromedary (*Dromedary Camel* race)
				+ Caprines (*Caprinae* family)
					- Goat (*Capra* species)
					- Sheep (*Aries* species)
				+ Cervids (*Cervidae* family)
					- Caribou (*Caribou* species)
					- Deer (*Deer* species)
					- Moose (*Moose* species)
				+ Giraffids (*Giraffidae* family)
					- Qilin (*Qilin* species)
			* Odd toed ungulates (*Perissodactyla* county)
				+ Equines (*Equinae* family)
					- Abada (*Kera Hippo* × *Hippotigris* crossbreed)
					- Donkey (*Asinus* species)
						* Kunga (*Hemionus Asinus* × *Zebrica Asinus* crossbreed)
						* Onager (*Hemionus Asinus* race)
						* Zebrican Donkey (*Zebrica Asinus* race)
					- Griffon (*Gryph* species)
						* Lithian Griffon (*Lithia Gryph* race)
						* Shirdal (*Shirdal Gryph* race)
					- Hinny (female *Asinus* × male *Hippo* crossbreed)
					- Hippogriff (female *Gryph* × male *Hippo* crossbreed)
					- Kelpie (female *Hippo* × male *Thalassohippo* crossbreed)
					- Lamia (*Lamia* species)
					- Manticore (*Hippophagos* species)
					- Merpony (female *Thalassohippo* × male *Hippo* crossbreed)
					- Mule (female *Hippo* × male *Asinus* crossbreed)
					- Pony (*Hippo* species)
						* Alicorn (*Pterakera Hippo* race)
						* Batpony (*Nychte Hippo* race)
						* Earth Pony (*Geo Hippo* race)
						* Pegasus (*Ptera Hippo* race)
						* Tulpar (*Tulpar Hippo* race)
						* Unicorn (*Kera Hippo* race)
					- Re'em (*Asinus* × *Kera Hippo* crossbreed)
					- Seapony (*Thalassohippo* species)
					- Sphinx (*Sphinx* species)
					- Zebra (*Hippotigris* species)
					- Zonkey (*Asinus* × *Hippotigris* crossbreed)
					- Zony (*Hippo* × *Hippotigris* crossbreed)
			* Rodents (*Rodentia* county)
				+ Castorids (*Castoridae* family)
					- Beavcoon (*Castorcoon* species)
				+ Leporids (*Leporidae* family)
					- Jackalope (*Keralepus* species)
					- Skvader (*Lepusgallus* species)
			* Typhles (*Typhla* county)
				+ Bats (*Chiroptera* family)
					- Fruit bat (*Pteropodidae* species)
				+ Hematophages (*Hematophage* family)
					- Chupacabra (*Caprisugidae* species)
				+ Talpids (*Talpidae* family)
					- Gamusino (*Gamusino* species)
		- Reptilians (*Reptilia* duchy)
			* Squamates (*Squamata* county)
				+ Draconians (*Draconia* family)
					- Dragon (*Draco* species)
						* Lava dragon (*Hephaestus Draco* race)
						* Sky dragon (*Uranus Draco* race)
				+ Lernaeans (*Lerna* family)
					- Sea serpent (*Thalassoophidia* species)
						* Hydra (*Polycephalus Thalassoophidia* race)
						* Leviathan (*Hades Thalassoophidia* race)
			* Testudines (*Testudina* county)
				+ Turtles (*Chelydia* family)
					- Star turtle (*Astrochelydia* species)
				+ Tarascan (*Tarascan* family)
					- Tarasque (*Tarasque* species)
		- Auras (*Aurae* duchy)
			* Spirits (*Spiritus* county)
				+ Dreams (*Somnia* family)
					- Nightmare (*Incubi* species)
	+ Fungi (*Myco* kingdom)
		- Yeasts (*Zymemycota* duchy)
			* Sugar fungi (*Saccharomycota* county)
				+ Flesh fungi (*Necromycota* family)
					- Bone fungus (*Osteomycota* species)
	+ Plants (*Plantae* kingdom)
		- Algae (*Thalassophyta* duchy)
			* Single-celled algae (*Monokytariaphyta* county)
				+ Parasitic algae (*Heterothrophphyta* family)
					- Prasinosis algae (*Bophagophyta* species)
		- Flowering plants (*Angiosperm* duchy)
			* Asterids (*Asterid* county)
			* Rosids (*Rosid* county)
				+ Beeches (*Fagaceae* family)
					- Thunderoak (*Electroquercus* species)
				+ Brambles (*Sarsa* family)
					- Hornberry (*Keracarpos* species)
					- Rose (*Rosa* species)
		- Thinking plants (*Neurophyte* duchy)
			* Animal plants (*Zoophyte* county)
				+ Herbaceous animal plants (*Phylozoan* family)
					- Cactus cat (*Cactacatus* species)
					- Vegetable sheep (*Barometz* species)
				+ Woody animal plants (*Xylozoan* family)
					- Splintercat (*Arbocatus* species)
					- Timberwolf (*Arbolupus* species)
* Simple-celled (*Prokaryote* empire, formerly known as unicellular or *Monokytaria* empire)