NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Sorex (Otisorex)
  Genus - Sorex
  Tribe - Soricini
  Subfamily - Soricinae
  Family - Soricidae
  Order - Soricomorpha
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi alnorum
      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi eximius
      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi hoyi
      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi montanus
      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi thompsoni
      Subspecies - Sorex hoyi winnemana