NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Lynx
  Subfamily - Felinae
  Family - Felidae
  Suborder - Feliformia
  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 - Lynx rufus rufus
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus escuinapae
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus baileyi
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus californicus
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus fasciatus
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus floridanus
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus gigas
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus oaxacensis
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus pallescens
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus peninsularis
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus superiorensis
      Subspecies - Lynx rufus texensis