NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo osceola
      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo intermedia
      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo merriami
      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo
      Subspecies - Meleagris gallopavo mexicana