NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Arvicolinae
  Family - Cricetidae
  Superfamily - Muroidea
  Suborder - Myomorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Microtus longicaudus
      Species - Microtus xanthognathus
      Species - Microtus abbreviatus
      Species - Microtus californicus
      Species - Microtus chrotorrhinus
      Species - Microtus mexicanus
      Species - Microtus miurus
      Species - Microtus richardsoni
      Species - Microtus guatemalensis
      Species - Microtus umbrosus
      Subgenus - Microtus (Microtus)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Terricola)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Mynomes)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Alexandromys)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Stenocranius)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Pitymys)
      Subgenus - Microtus (Pedomys)