Hyaenidae

Hyaena hyaena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Feliformia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Feliformia

Familia: Hyaenidae
Subfamiliae: Hyaeninae – Protelinae

Name

Hyaenidae Gray, 1821

Synonymy

• Hyaenadae Gray, 1821: 302
• Protelidae Flower, 1869: 496

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.  

Links

• Hyaenidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

العربية: ضبع
Boarisch: Hiéner/Hiénan
беларуская: Гіенавыя
čeština: Hyenovití
dansk: Hyæner
Deutsch: Hyänen
English: Hyenas and aardwolf
español: Hiena
eesti: Hüäänlased
فارسی: کفتار
suomi: Hyeenat
français: Hyènes
galego: Hiena
עברית: צבועיים
magyar: Hiénafélék
Ido: Hieno
italiano: Iena
日本語: ハイエナ科
lietuvių: Hieniniai
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဟိုင်အီးနား
Nederlands: Hyena's
norsk nynorsk: Hyene
norsk: Hyenefamilien
Diné bizaad: Tééh łééchʼąąʼí
polski: Hienowate
português: Hiena
svenska: Hyenor
Kiswahili: Impisi
ไทย: ไฮยีน่า
Türkçe: Sırtlangiller
українська: Гієнові
Tiếng Việt: Linh cẩu

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