Classification
Classification could mean:
- Library classification and classification in general
- Optimal classification
- Biological classification
- Scientific classification (disambiguation)
- Classification (literature)
- Statistical classification
- Security classification
- Classification theorems in mathematics.
- Film classification
- CLASSIPHI, a seabed mapping tool supplied by QinetiQ
- Civil service classification, personnel grades in government
- Attribute-value system
Written for younger readers
Classification, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Big Cats
Scientists classify all living things into different groups. This helps to see what some animals have in common and how related some animals are. It is like building a family tree for living things. They classify cats as well. All cats are in the family Felidae.
In English, a Puma may be called a cougar in one place or a mountain lion somewhere else. Animals also have different names in other languages like Russian, Greek and Spanish. To prevent confusion, scientists agree on a single Latin name for each animal. Some early humans did draw pictures of mammoths, mastodons, and European cave lions, but any common names for these extinct animals are forgotten. That’s why many fossil big cats have an odd scientific name like Miraconyx inexpectatus instead of a short, graceful name like Cheetah.
Below is a list of the classification of the cats in this book.
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Felidae
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