NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Xerus (Xerus)
  Genus - Xerus
  Tribe - Xerini
  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 - Xerus rutilus rutilus
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus dabagala
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus dorsalis
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus intensus
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus massaicus
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus rufifrons
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus saturatus
      Subspecies - Xerus rutilus stephanicus