NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Mustela
  Subfamily - Mustelinae
  Family - Mustelidae
  Suborder - Caniformia
  Order - Carnivora
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis nivalis
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis aistoodonnivalis
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis allegheniensis
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis boccamela
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis campestris
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis caucasica
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis eskimo
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis heptneri
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis mosanensis
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis namiyei
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis numidica
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis pallida
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis pygmaea
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis rixosa
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis rossica
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis russelliana
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis stoliczkana
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis tonkinensis
      Subspecies - Mustela nivalis vulgaris