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Hyaenas

Hyaenidae Gray 1821

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hyaenidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hyaenidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 日本語, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Hyaenidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Kissling et al, 2014, Afghanistan Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Austria Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Libya Species List, Malawi Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Palestine Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Serbia Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Syria Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, and Lovegrove 2014
Hyaenidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Alternative Names

Hyaeninae Gray 1821
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Protelinae I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1851
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
? brevirostris Gervais, 1850
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? inexpectata Cope, 1895
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? johnstoni Stirton & Christian, 1940
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adcrocuta Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Belbus Werdelin & Solounias 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dinocrocuta Schmidt-Kittler 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hyaenidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Hyaeninae Gray 1821
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hyaeninae Gray 1821
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Hyaeninae Gray 1821
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hyaenotherium Semenov 1989
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ikelohyaena Werdelin & Solounias 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Leecyaena Young & Liu 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lycaena Hensel 1863
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lycyaena Hensel 1862
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Miohyaena Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Miohyaenotherium
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Palinhyaena Qiu, Huang & Guo 1979
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Plioviverrops Kretzoi 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Protelinae I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1851
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Protelinae I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1851
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Protelinae I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1851
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tongxinictis Werdelin & Solounias 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tungurictis Colbert 1939
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Werdelinus de Bonis, Peigné, Guy, Mackaye, Likius, Vignaud & Brunet 2010
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Unidentified Hyaenidae
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
hyaenas preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
aardwolf and hyenas
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
hyenas
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Hiëna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Akan

Pataku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ዥብ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ضبع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

բորենի preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Zolaqlı kaftar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bambara

Suruku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

гіенавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

হায়েনা preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Hijena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Brahui

kaftár preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

хиенови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ဟိုင်အီးနား preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cebuano

Hyaena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鬣狗科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Usvil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Hijene preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hyenovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dagbani

kunduŋ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Hyæner preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dinka

Aŋui preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

hyena's preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Hienedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Hüäänlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Fijian

Hyena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Hyeenat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

Hyènes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

აფთარი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Hyänen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ύαινα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

Kurã preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צבועיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

लकड़बग्घा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

hiénafélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Hýena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Hieno preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

Аптараш preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

hiéana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ハイエナ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin
ハイエナ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Hyena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Ifis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಕತ್ತೆಕಿರುಬ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Қорқаулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Көк жал сымалдуулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

하이에나 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Keftar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

ໝາແຜງ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Hiēnu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Iena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Hieniniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Хиена preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Dubuk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കഴുതപ്പുലി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

तरस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééh łééchąąʼí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

हुँडार preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Hyäänen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Hyenar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hyenefamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Ienids preferred
Recognized by admin

Ossetian; Ossetic

Хъинæ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کفتار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Hienowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Hienă preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

гиены preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Hyena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

хијена preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Hijene preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Bere preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

چراخ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Hyenovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Waraabe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sotho, Southern

Phiri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Hijene preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Fisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Hyenor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Hayina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

கழுதைப்புலி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Сыртлан preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

దుమ్ములగొండి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ไฮยีน่า preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tswana

Phiri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tunisian Arabic

4ba3 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ضبع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Asıl sırtlanlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

Sirtlan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

гієнові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

A̱murum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Hyäne preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Ifis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Phiri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
digdatoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ŋòróy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

لگڑبھگا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Sirtlonlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Linh cẩu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Walloon

Iyinnes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Udfil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wolof

Bukki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

鬣狗科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yoruba

Ìkokò preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zulu

Impisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ضبع preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

کافتارلار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

کەمتیار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Keftar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Hyena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Hyena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gom

तरस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mzn

کفتال preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Haiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

ہائینا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Hiena preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

хијена preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

鬣狗科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鬣狗科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鬣狗科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hyaenidae Gray 1821

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Hyaenidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Crocuta Kaup 1828
Hyaena Brisson 1762
Proteles I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
Barbourofelidae
Eupleridae
Felidae
Herpestidae
Nandiniidae Pocock 1929
Nimravidae
Palaeogalidae
Percrocutidae
Stenoplesictidae
Viverridae Gray 1821

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Hyaenidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Crocuta Kaup 1828
Hyaena Brisson 1762
Proteles I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
Eupleridae Chenu 1850
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845
Nandiniidae Pocock 1929
Viverridae Gray 1821

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Hyaenidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Crocuta Kaup 1828
Hyaena Brisson 1762
Proteles I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
Barbourofelidae
Eupleridae
Felidae
Herpestidae
Nandiniidae Pocock 1929
Nimravidae
Palaeogalidae
Percrocutidae
Stenoplesictidae
Viverridae Gray 1821

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Carnivora
Feliformia
Hyaenidae (this page)
Crocuta
Hyaena
Proteles
Alagtsavbaatar Egi et al. 2016
Barbourofelidae
Eupleridae
Felidae
Herpestidae
Nandiniidae
Nimravidae
Palaeogale Meyer 1846
Palaeogalidae
Percrocutidae
Prionodontidae
Stenoplesictidae
Viverridae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Hyaenidae (this page)
Allohyaena Kretzoi 1938
Chasmaporthetes Hay 1921
Crocuta Kaup 1828
Herpestides de Beaumont 1967
Hyaena Brisson 1762
Hyaenictis Gaudry 1861
Hyaenictitherium Kretzoi 1938
Ictitherium Wagner 1848
Lepthyaena Lydekker 1884
Lycyaenops Kretzoi 1938
Pachycrocuta Kretzoi 1938
Percrocuta Kretzoi 1938
Proteles Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1824
Protictitherium Kretzoi 1938
Thalassictis Nordmann 1850
Adapisoriculidae
Africanictis Morales, Pickford, Soria & Fraile 1998
Ailuridae
Ailuropodidae
Alagtsavbaatar Egi et al. 2016
Alopecocyon Camp & Vanderhoof 1940
Amphicyonidae
Anictis Kretzoi 1945
Arctictidae
Asiavorator Spassov & Lange-Badré 1995
Barbourofelidae
Bassarididae
Canidae
Chaprongictis Peigné, Chaimanee, Yamee, Srisuk, Marandat & Jaeger 2006
Crassidia Heizmann & Kordikova 2000
Cynictidae
Desmatophocidae
Didymictidae
Dormaalocyon Solé, Smith, Coillot, De Bast & Smith 2014
Enaliarctidae
Eupleridae
Felidae
Glibzegdouia Crochet, Peigne & Mahboubi 2001
Haplogale Schlosser 1887
Hemicyonidae
Herpestidae
Kolponomus clallamensis
Lycophocyon Tomiya 2011
Megencephalon Osborn, Scott & Speir 1878
Mephitidae
Miacidae
Mustelictis Lange 1969
Mustelidae
Nandiniidae
Nimravidae
Odobenidae
Oligobunidae
Otariidae
Palaeogalidae
Paratriisodon Chow 1959
Percrocutidae
Phocidae
Pinnarctidion Barnes 1979
Procyonidae
Protursus Crusafont-Pairó & Kurten 1976
Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994
Shandgolictis Hunt 1998
Stenoplesictidae
Ursidae
Viretictis de Bonis, Peigne & Hugueney 1999
Viverravidae
Viverridae
Xenogale Allen 1919

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Carnivora Bowdich 1821
Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
Hyaenidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Crocuta Kaup 1828
Hyaena Brisson 1762
Proteles I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
Eupleridae Chenu 1850
Felidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845
Nandiniidae Pocock 1929
Viverridae Gray 1821

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Hyaenidae (this page)
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben 1777)
Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus 1758)
Parahyaena brunnea (Thunberg 1820)
Proteles cristata (Sparrman 1783)
Ailuridae
Canidae
Eupleridae
Felidae
Herpestidae
Mephitidae
Mustelidae
Nandiniidae
Odobenidae
Otariidae
Phocidae
Prionodontidae
Procyonidae
Ursidae
Viverridae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Carnivora
Feliformia
Hyaenidae (this page)
Crocuta
Hyaena
Parahyaena
Proteles
Eupleridae
Felidae
Herpestidae
Nandiniidae
Viverridae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Carnivora
Feliformia
Herpestoidea
Hyaenidae (this page)
Crocuta
Hyaena
Hyaeninae
Ictitheriinae
Ikelohyaena
Proteles
Protelinae
Eupleridae
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