Science classifies organisms based on the work of Carolus Linnaeus as modified to provide consistency with the Darwinian principle of common descent.
Every organism is classified to be belonging to:
- life
- domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
If a scientist discovers a new species, they get the privilege of naming it (usually applying two part Latin name). Using this method a human being would be classified
- life (a living thing)
- domain (Eukaryote)
- Kingdom (Animalia)
- Phylum (Chordata)
- Class (Mamalia)
- Order (Primates)
- Family (Hominidae)
- Genus (Homo)
- Species (Homo sapiens)
