NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Petromus
  Family - Petromuridae
  Infraorder - Hystricognathi
  Suborder - Hystricomorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Petromus typicus typicus
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus ausensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus barbiensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus cinnamomeus
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus coetzeei
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus cunealis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus greeni
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus guinasensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus karasensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus kobosensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus majoriae
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus namaquensis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus pallidior
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus tropicalis
      Subspecies - Petromus typicus windhoekensis