NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Murinae
  Family - Muridae
  Superfamily - Muroidea
  Suborder - Myomorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Mastomys coucha
      Species - Mastomys erythroleucus
      Species - Mastomys natalensis
      Species - Mastomys pernanus
      Species - Mastomys shortridgei
      Species - Mastomys awashensis
      Species - Mastomys huberti
      Species - Mastomys kollmannspergeri