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

TYPE LOCALITY: "Gabridehari, 60 mi 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 " .

DISTRIBUTION: S Ethiopia, S and C Somalia, N and C Kenya.

SYNONYMS: ahlselli Lönnberg, 1912; annulata Drake-Brockman, 1912; lutescens Thomas, 1911; powelli Drake-Brockman, 1912.