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
               1 [Vulpes rueppellii rueppellii] (Schinz, 1825)
               2 Vulpes rueppellii caesia Thomas & Hinton, 1921
               3 Vulpes rueppellii cyrenaica Festa, 1921
               4 Vulpes rueppellii sabaea Pocock, 1934
               5 Vulpes rueppellii zarudnyi Birula, 1913