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Scientists use the scientific classification system to classify animals. The scientific classification system is broken down into seven parts: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

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Scientists classify jaguars ocelots and lynx in the same family based on the animals what?

Scientists classify jaguars, ocelots, and lynx in the same family based on similarities in their physical characteristics, behavior, and genetic relatedness. These animals share common traits such as a similar body structure, fur patterns, and hunting behaviors, which indicate their evolutionary relatedness within the Felidae family.


What benefits come from all scientists using the same classification system?

they all classify the animals as the same animal and can communicate names of the plants and animals better


How do scientist classify animals by?

Taxonomists usually use a set of criteria that have to do with reproduction. So even if two species can reproduce an offspring, taxonomists usually make the distinction that the offspring must be able to reproduce as well. If this is the case, then they are likely to consider the two organisms as one species.


Why do biologists and scientists classify living organisms?

Actually there is two main reasons why biologists or scientists general classify things, and they are 1. It enables the organisation of organisms into the 8 kingdoms (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, Genus and species), which lets the scientists or biologists, see the information about the organisms and the relationships between them. 2. It also makes it easier for scientists to communicate information about the organism and study them to understand their characteristics and behavior etc. This helps keep up with different types of animals. Animals that have a pouch are marsupials. Some have a pouch and 4 legs, some have 2. They will be in the same Genus for having a pouch but not in the same species. The same species would include all with a pouch with 2, and another species for pouches with 4 legs. That is one example out of millions.


Why do scientists classify fish amphibians birds and mammals all in the same group?

All are vertebrates - all have a spinal column.


A class of animals that have the same characteristics are from the same?

family.


What is the main benefit of scientists using the same system to classify living things?

Using the same system to classify living things, such as the Linnaean system, allows scientists to communicate and share information effectively. It provides a universal language and structure that enables researchers to easily compare and study different organisms across various fields of science.


Can different animals have the same genus but be in different classes?

No, animals in the same genus belong to the same class. The genus is a taxonomic rank above the species level but below the family level. Animals in the same genus share more similarities than animals in different genera.


What family do tomato belong?

The tomato does not have a phylum. Phyla are used to classify animals, not plants.The equivalent term in the plant kingdom is division; tomatoes belong to the division Angiospermae (angiosperms, or flowering plants).


What are some animals in the same family as ducks?

Geese and swans..Family Anserformes.


What is the family relationship of a cat?

animals relationships are about the same as human family relationships


The gray wolf and the red wolf belong in the same what?

Well, they both are endangered and they both live in forests. I'm guessing family or country.They are part of the same Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Caniformia, Family, and Genus (Canis). The gray wolf is canis lupus; the red wolf is canis rufus.