(i) Conservation of wild animals: Knowledge of taxonomy is necessary for control and conservation of wild animals.
(ii) Artificial Breeding: Genetic characteristics are taken into account in the classification of organisms. Knowledge of taxonomy facilitates creation of new and improved breeds of animals and birds through artificial breeding.
(iii) Agricultural Development: Knowledge of taxonomy is essential for agricultural education, animal health promotion, pest control and crop development.
(iv) Animal Husbandry: Taxonomy is required for rearing and care of poultry and cattle.
(v) Utilization of animals: By knowing the behavior and nature of animals and classifying them, the beneficial and harmful roles of animals can be known and they can be used accordingly.
(vi) Food chain: Taxonomy can provide an advance understanding of animal extinction. So animal taxonomy is necessary to maintain animal conservation and food chain.
(vii) Sorting of animals: Through classification it is known which are beneficial and which are harmful.