I love sorting, but it was clear from grade 8 science that the world I knew in high school has not stopped changing in its classifications.
When I was growing up, there were 5 kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
and the big name, Linnaeus, based these on anatomy, morphology, embryology and cell structure.
Viruses weren't considered living organisms, so they were not even included.
Fast forward to today's viral pandemic of Coronovirus 19, and the world now is represented in just three "domaines of life":
1. Bacteria
2. Archaea aka life's "extremists"
3. Eukarya -Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
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