NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Liomys
  Subfamily - Heteromyinae
  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 - Liomys irroratus irroratus
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus alleni
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus bulleri
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus guerrerensis
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus jaliscensis
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus texensis
      Subspecies - Liomys irroratus torridus