Hyaenidae: aardwolf (Proteles cristata), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea), spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Plate XIII. CARNIVORA
AARD WOLF = aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
STRIPED HYENA = striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
BROWN HYENA = brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea)
SPOTTED HYENA = spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Johnson's household book of nature,. New York,H.J.Johnson,[1880]. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39741989
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The aardwolf (Proteles cristata) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar jackal" (Afrikaans for "mane jackal") or civet hyena.
The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyaena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea, formerly Parahyaena brunnea), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa.
The spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is a species of hyena, currently classed as the sole member of the genus Crocuta, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
