South Australian Museum - North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

The science of classification – Taxonomy

The World Mammals Gallery provides great opportunities to examine mammals closely, allowing  students to classify animals on the basis of their features. Students undertaking this program will need to understand the basic system of phylum, class, order, genus and species and be able to use classification keys.

Classification: Year 7

See our South Australian Biodiversity Gallery for more curriculum-linked programs.