NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Chrysospalax
  Subfamily - Chrysochlorinae
  Family - Chrysochloridae
  Suborder - Chrysochloridea
  Order - Afrosoricida
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus villosus
      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus dobsoni
      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus leschae
      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus rufopallidus
      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus rufus
      Subspecies - Chrysospalax villosus transvaalensis