NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Lepus (Lepus)
  Genus - Lepus
  Family - Leporidae
  Order - Lagomorpha
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Lepus arcticus arcticus
      Subspecies - Lepus arcticus bangsii
      Subspecies - Lepus arcticus groenlandicus
      Subspecies - Lepus arcticus monstrabilis