NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Tamias (Tamias)
  Genus - Tamias
  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 - Tamias striatus striatus
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus doorsiensis
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus fisheri
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus griseus
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus lysteri
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus ohioensis
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus peninsulae
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus pipilans
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus quebecensis
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus rufescens
      Subspecies - Tamias striatus venustus