Paul,
I suppose that depends to/on which taxonomist/taxonomy you are
talking. Here's a more detailed (more split) rank:
Kingdom - Animalia (animals)
Eumetazoa (metazoans)
Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
Phylum - Chordata (chordates)
Craniata (craniates)
Subphylum - Vertebrata (vertebrates)
Superclass - Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
Class - Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial
vertebrates)
Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
Amniota (amniotes)
Synapsida (synapsids)
Class - Mammalia (mammals)
Subclass - Theria (Therian mammals)
Infraclass - Eutheria (placental mammals)
Order - Primates (primates)
Superfamily - Hominoidea
Family Hominidae (great apes and humans)
Bipedal (walk upright)
Genus - Homo (humans)
Species - Sapiens (human)
Subspecies - Caucasoid
Congoid
Mongoloid
Australoid
Capoid
There are lots of variations (subspecies) of that rank system /
taxon tree.
Your other statements consist of making arbitrary dividing lines
that you prefer to keep to certain level of generality, stopping
short of more specific lines. I might see another kind of
prejudice there.
1st lesson in basic taxonomy: "All dogs are dogs. All Poodles are
dogs. All dogs are not Poodles." It's your choice to not
recognize Poodles or Banny chickens, but don't hold such
recognitions against science.
But your last two sentences are much more agreeable. Value
judgments are not (AFAIK) a part of legitimate taxonomy.
-Mark
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If you are indeed a student of Taxonomy, you're aware that there
is
not catagory below that of species. Humans are as follows:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primata
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens
All humans are homo sapiens and there is no "race" catagory below
that
of species. All humans came from the same place, and as with all
species, they evolve based on thier surroundings. All dogs are
dogs.
Some dogs have more hair than others, are larger than others,
etc,
but they are still dogs. The same is true of human beings.
There is no race of superior intellect, athletic skill, moral
character, etc. Race is certainly not an accomplishment, and
nothing
to be proud of.
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