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Artificial and Natural Classification of Animals | Taxonomy

Learn about the comparison between Artificial and Natural Classification.  Comparison # Artificial Classification: 1. The artificial classification is based on fewer or even a single arbitrary character. 2. Artificial classification is based on priory weighting of taxonomic characters. 3. The characters do not show any relationship. 4. Artificial classification is a downward classification based on dichotomous branching (e.g., the animal [...]

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Zoological Nomenclature and Zoological Classification of Animals

In this article we will discuss about zoological nomenclature and zoological classification of animals. Zoological Nomenclature: Names are given to all animals. The name of a particular animal differs in different languages. Even within the same country one animal is known in different names in differ­ent regions. To avoid this intricacy of names, it was proposed to give them a [...]

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