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 hypomelas (Brandt, 1836) - Brandt's hedgehog
               1 [Paraechinus hypomelas hypomelas]ᵀ (Brandt, 1836)
               2 Paraechinus hypomelas blanfordi (Anderson, 1878)
               3 Paraechinus hypomelas eversmanni Ognev, 1927
               4 Paraechinus hypomelas sabaeus Thomas, 1922
               5 Paraechinus hypomelas seniculus Thomas, 1922