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 (Heterogeomys)
  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 hispidus hispidus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus cayoensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus chiapensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus concavus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus hondurensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus isthmicus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus latirostris
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus negatus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus teapensis
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus tehuantepecus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus torridus
      Subspecies - Orthogeomys hispidus yucantanensis