NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Lagidium
  Family - Chinchillidae
  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 - Lagidium peruanum peruanum
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum arequipe
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum inca
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum pallipes
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum punensis
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum saturatum
      Subspecies - Lagidium peruanum subroseum