Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
           Subfamily Mungotinae
             Genus Helogale Gray, 1862 - dwarf mongooses
               Helogale hirtula Thomas, 1904 - Ethiopian dwarf mongoose
                 1 [Helogale hirtula hirtula] Thomas, 1904
                 2 Helogale hirtula ahlselli Lönnberg, 1912
                 3 Helogale hirtula annulata Drake-Brockman, 1912
                 4 Helogale hirtula lutescens Thomas, 1911
                 5 Helogale hirtula powelli Drake-Brockman, 1912