NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Mellivora
  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 - Mellivora capensis capensis
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis abyssinica
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis buechneri
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis concisa
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis cottoni
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis inaurita
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis indica
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis leuconota
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis maxwelli
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis pumilio
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis signata
      Subspecies - Mellivora capensis wilsoni