NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Athene noctua bactriana
      Subspecies - Athene noctua glaux
      Subspecies - Athene noctua impasta
      Subspecies - Athene noctua indigena
      Subspecies - Athene noctua lilith
      Subspecies - Athene noctua ludlowi
      Subspecies - Athene noctua noctua
      Subspecies - Athene noctua orientalis
      Subspecies - Athene noctua plumipes
      Subspecies - Athene noctua saharae
      Subspecies - Athene noctua somaliensis
      Subspecies - Athene noctua spilogastra
      Subspecies - Athene noctua vidalii