Striped hyena
Date 1898
Source Zoology of Egypt
Author John Anderson, 1833-1900
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZoology_of_Egypt_%281898%29_Hyaena_hyaena.jpg

The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is the only extant species in the genus Hyaena. The striped hyena is a primarily nocturnal animal, which typically only leaves its den at the onset of total darkness, returning before sunrise. Striped hyenas typically live alone or in pairs.

Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Hyaenidae
Subfamily: Hyaeninae
Genus: Hyaena
Species: Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Canis hyaena Linnaeus, 1758
Hyaena antiquorum (Temminck, 1820)
Hyaena barbara de Blainville, 1844
Hyaena bergeri Matschie, 1910
Hyaena bilkiewiczi Satunin, 1905
Hyaena bokcharensis Satunin, 1905
Hyaena dubbah Meyer, 1793
Hyaena dubia Schinz, 1821
Hyaena fasciata Thunberg, 1820
Hyaena hienomelas Matschie, 1900
Hyaena hyaenomelas (Bruce In Desmarest, 1820)
Hyaena indica de Blainville, 1844
Hyaena orientalis Tiedemann, 1808
Hyaena rendilis Lönnberg, 1912
Hyaena satunini Matschie, 1910
Hyaena schillingsi Matschie, 1900
Hyaena striata Zimmermann, 1777
Hyaena suilla Filippi, 1853
Hyaena sultana Pocock, 1934
Hyaena syriaca Matschie, 1900
Hyaena virgata Ogilby, 1840
Hyaena vulgaris Desmarest, 1820
Hyaena zarudnyi Satunin, 1905