| Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Herpestidae |
| Subfamily: | Herpestinae |
| Genus: | Helogale |
| Species: | H. hirtula |
| Binomial name | |
| Helogale hirtula Thomas, 1904 |
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| Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose range | |
The Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale hirtula), also known as the Desert Dwarf Mongoose or Somali Dwarf Mongoose, is a mongoose found in eastern Africa, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.