All living species have evolved from common ancestors that might have looked qurte different. Birds have evolved from dinosaurs. Humans evolved from apes. But does this mean the cardinal at your...

All living species have evolved from common ancestors that might have looked qurte different. Birds have evolved from dinosaurs. Humans evolved from apes. But does this mean the cardinal at your feeder is a dinosaur? Are humans apes? How far can we take such categories in our popular nomenclature? Do categories that reflect evolutionary history violate reality?