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 shelleyi canidorsalis
      Subspecies - Francolinus shelleyi macarthuri
      Subspecies - Francolinus shelleyi shelleyi
      Subspecies - Francolinus shelleyi uluensis
      Subspecies - Francolinus shelleyi whytei