NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Lepus
  Family - Leporidae
  Order - Lagomorpha
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Lepus capensis capensis
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis aquilo
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis carpi
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis granti
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis aegyptius
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis hawkeri
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis isabellinus
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis sinaiticus
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis arabicus
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis schlumbergeri
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis atlanticus
      Subspecies - Lepus capensis whitakeri