Cladistic taxonomy
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Cladistic taxonomy is a method of taxonomic classification that is based on the theory of evolution. It categorizes plants and animals based upon their supposed common evolutionary ancestors, and such categories are called 'clades'. This method of classification gets some absurd results, like grouping birds together with extinct dinosaurs, grouping whales together with hippopotamuses, and grouping horses together with rhinoceroses.