NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Perognathus
  Subfamily - Perognathinae
  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 - Perognathus longimembris pacificus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris longimembris
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris aestivus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris arizonensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris bangsi
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris bombycinus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris brevinasus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris gulosus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris internationalis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris kinoensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris nevadensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris panamintinus
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris pimensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris salinensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris tularensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus longimembris venustus