NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Lutra
  Subfamily - Lutrinae
  Family - Mustelidae
  Suborder - Caniformia
  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 - Lutra lutra lutra
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra angustifrons
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra aurobrunneus
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra barang
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra chinensis
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra hainana
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra kutab
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra meridionalis
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra monticolus
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra nair
      Subspecies - Lutra lutra seistanica