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 - Spalacinae
  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 - Spalax arenarius
      Species - Spalax giganteus
      Species - Spalax graecus
      Species - Spalax microphthalmus
      Species - Spalax zemni
      Species - Spalax carmeli
      Species - Spalax ehrenbergi
      Species - Spalax galili
      Species - Spalax golani
      Species - Spalax judaei
      Species - Spalax leucodon
      Species - Spalax nehringi
      Species - Spalax uralensis