Sharp-tailed grouse
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| Sharp-tailed grouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Galloanserimorphae |
| Order | Galliformes |
| Sub-order | Phasiani |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Phasianoidea |
| Family | Phasianidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Tympanuchus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | T. phasianellus |
| Subspecies | T. p. campestris T. p. caurus T. p. columbianus T. p. hueyi T. p. jamesi T. p. kennicotti T. p. phasianellus |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Least concern[1] |
Subspecies
There are seven recognized subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse:
- Alaska sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus caurus
- Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus
- New Mexico sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus hueyi (extinct)
- Northern sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus phasianellus
- Northwestern sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus kennicotti
- Plains sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi
- Prairie sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus campestris
