NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Otus
  Subfamily - Striginae
  Family - Strigidae
  Order - Strigiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Otus scops cycladum
      Subspecies - Otus scops mallorcae
      Subspecies - Otus scops pulchellus
      Subspecies - Otus scops scops
      Subspecies - Otus scops turanicus