Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Erinaceomorpha Gregory, 1910 see Suborder Erinaceomorpha Gregory, 1910 Family Erinaceidae Fischer, 1814 - gymnures and hedgehogs Subfamily Erinaceinae Fischer, 1814 - spiny hedgehogs Genus Paraechinus Trouessart, 1879 - desert hedgehogs Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) - desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus deserti (Loche, 1858)