NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Leopardus
  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 - Leopardus pardalis albescens
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis nelsoni
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis sonoriensis
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis pardalis
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis aequatorialis
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis melanurus
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis mitis
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis pseudopardalis
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis pusaeus
      Subspecies - Leopardus pardalis steinbachi