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kingdom

Also known as regnum, regna

taxonomic rank

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A kingdom is the broadest category used to organize all living things, grouping together organisms that share fundamental characteristics like how they obtain energy and reproduce. It matters because this classification system helps scientists communicate about life's diversity and understand how different organisms are related to each other.

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The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown. In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular phylum).

Traditionally, textbooks from the United States and some of Canada have used a system of six kingdoms (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea or Archaebacteria, and Bacteria or Eubacteria), while textbooks in other parts of the world, such as Bangladesh, Brazil, Greece, India, Pakistan, Spain, and the United Kingdom have used five kingdoms (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista and Monera).