NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Geomys
  Family - Geomyidae
  Suborder - Castorimorpha
  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 - Geomys bursarius bursarius
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius illinoensis
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius industrius
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius major
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius majusculus
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius missouriensis
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius ozarkensis
      Subspecies - Geomys bursarius wisconsinensis