NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Dipodomys
  Subfamily - Dipodomyinae
  Family - Heteromyidae
  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 - Dipodomys merriami parvus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami merriami
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami ambiguus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami annulus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami arenivagus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami atronasus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami brunensis
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami collinus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami frenatus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami insularis
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami margaritae
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami mayensis
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami melanurus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami mitchelli
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami olivaceus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami platycephalus
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami quintinensis
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami trinidadensis
      Subspecies - Dipodomys merriami vulcani