NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Francolinus
  Subfamily - Perdicinae
  Family - Phasianidae
  Order - Galliformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Francolinus afer afer
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer castaneiventer
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer cranchii
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer harterti
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer leucoparaeus
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer melanogaster
      Subspecies - Francolinus afer swynnertoni