Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Chiroptera Blumenbach, 1779 - bats
       Family Molossidae Gervais, 1856 - free-tailed bats and mastiff bats
         Subfamily Molossinae Gervais, 1856
           Genus Mormopterus Peters, 1865 - little goblin bats
             Mormopterus norfolkensis species group
               Mormopterus loriae Thomas, 1897 - little northern mastiff-bat
                 1 [Mormopterus loriae loriae] Thomas, 1897
                 2 Mormopterus loriae cobourgiana Johnson, 1959
                 3 Mormopterus loriae ridei Felten, 1964