Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
4. living organisms (entities)
5. Eukaryota (domain)
6. Animalia (kingdom)
7. Chordata (phylum)
8. Vertebrata (subphylum)
9. Mammalia (class)
10. Carnivora (order)
11. Canidae (family)
12. Canis (genus)
13. Canis familiaris (species)

Anotations

Scope note:

Breed of dog thought to have originated in Germany, but so poular in France it is the national dog of that country. The poodle was developed as a water retriever, and is clipped with its distinctive coat to increase its efficiency in the water. The poodle has been bred in three size varieties: standard, miniature, and toy.