NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Thomomys (Thomomys)
  Genus - Thomomys
  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 - Thomomys mazama mazama
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama couchi
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama glacialis
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama helleri
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama hesperus
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama louiei
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama melanops
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama nasicus
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama niger
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama oregonus
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama premaxillaris
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama pugetensis
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama tacomensis
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama tumuli
      Subspecies - Thomomys mazama yelmensis