We encounter many animals on a day to day basis. Some of these animals are also kept as pets in human homes, such as dogs. How can dogs be classified scientifically?
The kingdom Animalia stems from the Eukarya domain. The full name of an organism technically has eight terms. For dogs, it is: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Canidae, Canis, and lupus. Notice that each name is capitalized except for species and that genus and species names are italicized.
