NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Nycteris
  Family - Nycteridae
  Superfamily - Emballonuroidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica thebaica
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica adana
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica angolensis
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica brockmani
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica capensis
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica damarensis
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica labiata
      Subspecies - Nycteris thebaica najdiya