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 Helogale hirtula annulata Drake-Brockman, 1912