NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Potamochoerus
  Tribe - Potamochoerini
  Subfamily - Suinae
  Family - Suidae
  Order - Artiodactyla
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus larvatus
      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus edwardsi
      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus hassama
      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus koiropotamus
      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus nyasae
      Subspecies - Potamochoerus larvatus somaliensis