NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Bassariscus
  Family - Procyonidae
  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 - Bassariscus astutus astutus
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus arizonensis
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus bolei
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus consitus
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus flavus
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus insulicola
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus macdougalli
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus nevadensis
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus octavus
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus palmarius
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus raptor
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus saxicola
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus willetti
      Subspecies - Bassariscus astutus yumanensis