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 Atelerix Pomel, 1848 - African hedgehogs
             ?Atelerix frontalis (A. Smith, 1831) - South African hedgehog
               [Atelerix frontalis frontalis]ᵀ (A. Smith, 1831)