NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Paraxerus
  Tribe - Protoxerini
  Subfamily - Xerinae
  Family - Sciuridae
  Suborder - Sciuromorpha
  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 - Paraxerus palliatus palliatus
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus bridgemani
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus frerei
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus ornatus
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus sponsus
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus swynnertoni
      Subspecies - Paraxerus palliatus tanae