NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Tachyoryctinae
  Family - Spalacidae
  Superfamily - Muroidea
  Suborder - Myomorpha
  Order - Rodentia
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Tachyoryctes ankoliae
      Species - Tachyoryctes annectens
      Species - Tachyoryctes audax
      Species - Tachyoryctes daemon
      Species - Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
      Species - Tachyoryctes naivashae
      Species - Tachyoryctes rex
      Species - Tachyoryctes ruandae
      Species - Tachyoryctes ruddi
      Species - Tachyoryctes spalacinus
      Species - Tachyoryctes splendens
      Species - Tachyoryctes ibeanus
      Species - Tachyoryctes storeyi