What is a taxon?

A taxon is a group of organisms that are classified together based on shared characteristics. Taxa can range from broad categories like kingdoms and phyla to more specific categories like species and subspecies. Taxonomy is the science of classifying and naming organisms into different taxa based on their evolutionary relationships and physical characteristics.

A taxon (plural: taxa) is a scientific term for a group of organisms that share a common ancestor. It is a formal taxonomic rank used in biological classification. Taxa can be of different ranks, such as species, genus, family, order, and kingdom. The term taxon is derived from the Greek words ταξις (taxis), meaning "arrangement", and ων (on), meaning "being".