NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Cynictis
  Family - Herpestidae
  Suborder - Feliformia
  Order - Carnivora
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata penicillata
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata bechuanae
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata brachyura
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata bradfieldi
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata cinderella
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata coombsi
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata intensa
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata kalaharica
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata karasensis
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata lepturus
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata ogilbyii
      Subspecies - Cynictis penicillata pallidior