Subspecies
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A subspecies is a taxonomic rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics, but that can successfully interbreed. Not
Ceylon paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi ceylonensis), an Indian paradise flycatcher subspecies native to Sri Lanka
African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus), the nominotypical (nominate or definitive) leopard subspecies native to Africa
Sunda Island tiger (P. tigris sondaica), a tiger subspecies native to the Sunda islands
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a monotypic species.
Taxonomy (biology)
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In biology, taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Modern approaches prioritize common ancestry and evolut
Description of rare animals (写生珍禽图), by Song dynasty painter Huang Quan (903–965)
Title page of Systema Naturae, Leiden, 1735
Evolution of the vertebrates at class level, width of spindles indicating number of families. Spindle diagrams are typical for evolutionary taxonomy.
The same relationship, expressed as a cladogram typical for cladistics