What is the scientific classification of the amoeba?

Amoebas belong to the domain eukarya, the kingdom protist, the phyllum protozoa, the class rhizopoda, the order amoebida and the family amoebidae. This is the scientific classification of the genus amoeba, which includes many species of amoeba.

The classification of living things in biology is called the taxonomy, nomenclature or scheme. Amoeba proteus is a representative example of the species, whose members are characterized by an amorphous shape and a method of propulsion facilitated by a feature called the pseudopod. This feature of the amoeba is also instrumental for feeding. All protists, the amoeba included, are single-celled animals containing a nucleus.