NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Porphyrio
  Family - Rallidae
  Order - Gruiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio bellus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio caspius
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio indicus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio melanopterus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio pelewensis
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio seistanicus
      Subspecies - Porphyrio porphyrio viridis