Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
           Genus Vulpes Frisch, 1775 - foxes
             Vulpes rueppellii (Schinz, 1825) - Rüppell's fox
               Vulpes rueppellii zarudnyi Birula, 1913