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: 2010

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Echimyinae
  Family - Echimyidae
  Infraorder - Hystricognathi
  Suborder - Hystricomorpha
  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 - Phyllomys brasiliensis
      Species - Phyllomys dasythrix
      Species - Phyllomys kerri
      Species - Phyllomys lamarum
      Species - Phyllomys lundi
      Species - Phyllomys mantiqueirensis
      Species - Phyllomys medius
      Species - Phyllomys nigrispinus
      Species - Phyllomys pattoni
      Species - Phyllomys thomasi
      Species - Phyllomys unicolor
      Species - Phyllomys blainvilii