NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Branta
  Subfamily - Anserinae
  Family - Anatidae
  Order - Anseriformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Branta hutchinsii asiatica
      Subspecies - Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii
      Subspecies - Branta hutchinsii leucopareia
      Subspecies - Branta hutchinsii minima
      Subspecies - Branta hutchinsii taverneri