Somateria mollissima (common eider) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Galloanserae (geese, ducks, quails, pheasants, and relatives)
        
        Order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans, and relatives)
        
        Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
        
        Subfamily Anatinae (ducks, teals, and relatives)
        
        Genus Somateria (typical eiders)
        
        Species Somateria mollissima (common eider)
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima borealis
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima dresseri
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima faroeensis
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima mollissima
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima sedentaria
        
        Subspecies Somateria mollissima v-nigra