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A 21st Century Classification System for Animals

Time for a much-needed update

Aug 09, 2025
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We’ve been dealing with an 18th century species classification system for too long.

Did you know all life on Earth is divided into three “domains,” Archaea, Bacteria and EukaryaI? And under these are five “kingdoms,” animalia, fungi, monera, plantae and protista?

And did you know mammalia, a subset of animalia, is divided up into the latin names porcine f…

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