NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Ammospermophilus
  Tribe - Marmotini
  Subfamily - Xerinae
  Family - Sciuridae
  Suborder - Sciuromorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus leucurus
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus canfieldiae
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus cinamomeus
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus escalante
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus extimus
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus notom
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus peninsulae
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus pennipes
      Subspecies - Ammospermophilus leucurus tersus