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==Taxonomy==
When limited to the range of monsters you will face in Eorzea, the biological classification system is as follows.

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:'''Kingdom'''
|<small>Also known as ''Regnum'', contains three categories, '''Bloodborn, Bloodless,''' and '''Transcendents'''</small>
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::↳&nbsp;'''Class'''
|<small>Also known as ''Kindred'', contains twelve major groupings—anomalies are placed in ''Undocumented''</small>
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:::↳&nbsp;'''Genus'''
|<small>An archetype of monster, such as '''dodo''' or '''spriggan'''.</small>
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::::↳&nbsp;'''Species'''
|<small>Divisions of a genus that look ''slightly'' different—coblyns (blue) v. doblyns (yellow), for example</small>
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:::::↳&nbsp;'''Monster'''
|<small>Individual enemies—members of the same species with different names.</small>
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It is important to remember that the Raimdelle classification system is {{Color|Red|artificially organic}} in its construction{{emdash}}it is meant to resemble a "top-down" naturalist viewpoint reflecting Eorzean's limited knowledge and imperfect record-keeping. For instance, many levels of taxonomy will often share a single name{{emdash}}at one time, "coblyn" can refer to a Genus of the Soulkin class, the blue-hued Species within said Genus, and a specific monster of that species. Similarly, some enemies may have names given to them by Eorzeans that are not accurate at all. For example, it is highly unlikely that the [[Deepvoid Deathmouse]] is any more than an extraordinarily large specimen of the very ordinary Dormouse, despite the locals' name for it. Taxonomy may at times be difficult to discern; indeed, it's conceivable that some enemies cannot be reconciled with Raimdelle's imperfect system at all. Perhaps, over time, our own naturalists will give rise to a reformed version of the Codex.