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
             1 Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg, 1832) - desert hedgehog
             2 Paraechinus hypomelas (Brandt, 1836) - Brandt's hedgehog
             3 Paraechinus micropus (Blyth, 1846) - Indian hedgehog
             4 Paraechinus nudiventris (Horsfield, 1851)