NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Arctonyx
  Subfamily - Mustelinae
  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 - Arctonyx collaris collaris
      Subspecies - Arctonyx collaris albogularis
      Subspecies - Arctonyx collaris consul
      Subspecies - Arctonyx collaris dictator
      Subspecies - Arctonyx collaris hoevenii
      Subspecies - Arctonyx collaris leucolaemus