Name a main taxonomic rank from kingdom down to species.
Use the standard seven main ranks. Do not include domain or intermediate ranks such as subclass.
The seven ranks below domain are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. Botanical division is an equivalent term for phylum.
Reveal all 7 checked answers and scores
Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Species 25 · Familiar
- Species is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Genus 25 · Familiar
- Genus is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Family 50 · Less common
- Family is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Kingdom 75 · Uncommon
- Kingdom is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Class 75 · Uncommon
- Class is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Order 100 · Rare
- Order is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
- Phylum 100 · Rare
- Phylum is in the 7-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Division
Checked exclusions
- Domain: Domain sits above kingdom and is excluded by this question.
- Subclass: Subclass is an intermediate rank, not one of the seven main ranks.
Sources for this question
- 20.1 Organizing Life on Earth - Biology 2e | OpenStax
OpenStax main ranks kingdom through species; domain and intermediate ranks excluded.
openstax.org · Checked 2026-11-02
- Taxonomic rank - Wikipedia
OpenStax main ranks kingdom through species; domain and intermediate ranks excluded.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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