NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Caluromys (Mallodelphys)
  Genus - Caluromys
  Subfamily - Caluromyinae
  Family - Didelphidae
  Order - Didelphimorphia
  Infraclass - Metatheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus aztecus
      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus centralis
      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus derbianus
      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus fervidus
      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus nauticus
      Subspecies - Caluromys derbianus pallidus