Phylum vs. Kingdom — What's the Difference?

In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent.

A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen

A principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the division in botany.

The spiritual reign or authority of God.

A group of languages related to each other less closely than those forming a family, especially one in which the relationships are unclear.

Each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified.

(Biology) A taxonomic category of organisms ranking below a kingdom and above a class. In the classification of plants, division often replaces phylum.

A political or territorial unit ruled by a sovereign.

(Linguistics) A large division of possibly genetically related families of languages or linguistic stocks.

The eternal spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ.

(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

The realm of this sovereignty.

(linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.

A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant

One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.

In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups

A series of animals or plants genetically connected.

One of the three main divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) into which natural organisms and objects have traditionally been classified.

(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related

A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.

An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.

A domain in which something is dominant;

A country with a king as head of state

The domain ruled by a king or queen

A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

One of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

A basic group of natural objects