NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Proechimys
  Subfamily - Eumysopinae
  Family - Echimyidae
  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 - Proechimys semispinosus semispinosus
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus burrus
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus calidior
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus centralis
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus colombianus
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus goldmani
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus ignotus
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus panamensis
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus rosa
      Subspecies - Proechimys semispinosus rubellus