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 parvus xanthonotus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus parvus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus bullatus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus clarus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus columbianus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus idahoensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus laingi
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus lordi
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus mollipilosus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus olivaceus
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus trumbullensis
      Subspecies - Perognathus parvus yakimensis