NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Ictonyx
  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 - Ictonyx striatus striatus
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus albescens
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus arenarius
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus elgonis
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus erythreae
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus ghansiensis
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus giganteus
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus intermedius
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus kalaharicus
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus lancasteri
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus limpopoensis
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus maximus
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus obscuratus
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus orangiae
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus ovamboensis
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus pretoriae
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus senegalensis
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus shoae
      Subspecies - Ictonyx striatus shortridgei