An order is a rank used in the biological taxonomy. Each order is split into families. There are many orders in each class. A group of closely related families forms an order. The similar characters are less in number as compared to different genera included in family.
Domain/Superkingdom | Superphylum | Superclass | Superorder | Superfamily | ||||
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Tribe | Genus | Species | |
Subkingdom | Subphylum | Subclass | Suborder | Subfamily | Subtribe | Subgenus | Subspecies | |
Infraphylum | Infraclass | Infraorder | Infraspecies | |||||
Parvclass | Parvorder | Variety | ||||||