Hyaenidae

Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components to most African and some Asian ecosystems. Although phylogenetically close to felines and viverrids, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar to canines in several aspects; both hyenas and canines are nonarboreal, cursorial hunters that catch prey with their teeth rather than claws. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Feliformia
Brown hyena	Spotted hyena	Striped hyena

phylum	Chordata	The brown hyena is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa. It is currently the rarest species of hyena For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Hyaenidae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Hyaenidae
genus	Hyaena
species	H. brunnea

phylum	Chordata	The spotted hyena, also known as the laughing hyena is a species native to Sub-Saharan Africa. The spotted hyena is the most social of the Carnivora in that it has the largest group sizes and most complex social behaviours. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Hyaenidae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Hyaenidae
genus	Crocuta
species	C. crocuta

phylum	Chordata	The striped hyena is a species of true hyena native to North and East Africa, the Caucasus, the Middle East, Middle and Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Hyaenidae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Hyaenidae
genus	Hyaena
species	H. hyaena

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