Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904

Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 14: 97.

Type Locality: "Gabridehari, 60 mi [96 km] West of Gerlogobi", restricted by Moreau et al. (1946:410) to "south-east Ethiopia (Ogaden) at about 7°0'N, 45°20'E ". Further restricted by Yalden et al. (1980) to "Gabridehari (= Gabredarre, Kebridar) 6°45'N, 44°17'E ".

Vernacular Names: Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Helogale hirtula subsp. hirtula Thomas 1904

Subspecies Helogale hirtula subsp. ahlselli Lönnberg 1912

Subspecies Helogale hirtula subsp. annulata Drake-Brockman 1912

Subspecies Helogale hirtula subsp. lutescens Thomas 1911

Subspecies Helogale hirtula subsp. powelli Drake-Brockman 1912

Distribution: S Ethiopia, N and C Kenya; S and C Somalia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to G. M. Allen (1939).