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Taxonomy vs Montane - What's the difference?

taxonomy | montane |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and montane

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while montane is flora and fauna of a montane habitat.

As an adjective montane is

mountainous; specifically, pertaining to the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    montane

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Mountainous; specifically, pertaining to the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2000, p. 27:
    • The gorilla's ancestor had probably taken to the montane forests of a string of central African volcanoes, cutting itself off from the genes of other apes.

    See also

    * alpine * subalpine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Flora and fauna of a montane habitat.
  • * 2005 , Peter Taylor, Beyond Conservation: A Wildland Strategy , page 84
    • The wintergreens, and northern montanes such as Linnaea have their stronghold in these pinewoods and some of their rarity may be due to the reduction in the extent of the forest.

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