NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Sylvilagus (Sylvilagus)
  Genus - Sylvilagus
  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 - Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus alacer
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus chapmani
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus holzneri
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus aztecus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus connectens
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus hondurensis
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus macrocorpus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus orizabae
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus yucatanicus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus avius
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus cumanicus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus margaritae
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus nigronuchalis
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus orinoci
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus purgatus
      Subspecies - Sylvilagus floridanus superciliaris