NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Heteromys (Heteromys)
  Genus - Heteromys
  Subfamily - Heteromyinae
  Family - Heteromyidae
  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 - Heteromys desmarestianus desmarestianus
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus chiriquensis
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus crassirostris
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus fuscatus
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus panamensis
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus planifrons
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus repens
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus subaffinis
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus temporalis
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus underwoodi
      Subspecies - Heteromys desmarestianus zonalis