NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Orthogeomys (Orthogeomys)
  Genus - Orthogeomys
  Family - Geomyidae
  Suborder - Castorimorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis grandis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis alleni
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis alvarezi
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis annexus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis carbo
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis engelhardi
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis felipensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis guerrerensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis huixtlae
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis latifrons
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis nelsoni
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis pluto
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis pygacanthus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis scalops
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis soconuscensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys grandis vulcani