The following taxons are used in the classification of organisms: Phylum; Family; Order; Class; Species; Kingdom and Genus. Please place them in the correct order from largest to smallest.

Kingdom; Phylum; Class; Order;Family;Genus; Species

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Here is an example of the classification in use for humans: Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Primate; Hominidae; Homo Sapiens (All Cool Men Prefer Having Heavy Sideburns)

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