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If we presume that “kind” is
synonymous with “species,” there
are not very many species of
ma als, birds, amphibians and
reptiles. The evolutionary
biologist Ernst Mayr gives the
number of species as 17,600.
God created a number of
di erent types of
animals with much capacity
for variation within limits.
For example, horses, zebras, and
donkeys are probably descended
from an equine (horse-like) kind.
Dogs, wolves,
coyotes, and jackals
are probably from a
canine (dog-like) kind.
Today, a di erent types of
domestic cale are descended
from the Aurochs which became
extinct in the 1700’s and the Aurochs
itself may have bn descended
from a cale kind including bison
and water bu aloes.
Domain (Domains)
Kingdom (Kingdoms)
Phylum (Phyla)
Class (Classes)
In most cases, those species
descended from a particular
Order (Orders) original kind would be grouped
today within what modern
taxonomists ca a genus.
Family (Families)
If you take 8,000 genera
(including those that are
extinct), there could have bn
Genus (Genera) 16-25,000 animals on board.
Also, it is a likely poibility that
Species
(Species) God brought to Noah infant or
juvenile animals, which would be
significantly smaer than adults.
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