NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Orthogeomys
  Family - Geomyidae
  Suborder - Castorimorpha
  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 - Orthogeomys cavator
      Species - Orthogeomys cherriei
      Species - Orthogeomys dariensis
      Species - Orthogeomys heterodus
      Species - Orthogeomys matagalpae
      Species - Orthogeomys thaeleri
      Species - Orthogeomys underwoodi