Hyaena hyaena

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Striped Hyena

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Feliformia
Infraorder : Viverroidea
Family : Hyaenidae
Subfamily : Hyaeninae
Genus : Hyaena

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033832

Original name as described

Canis hyaena

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

India.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

Senegal · Mauritania · Mali · Guinea? · Burkina Faso · Benin? · Nigeria · Niger · Cameroon · Central African Republic? · Chad · Morocco · Algeria · Tunisia · Libya · Sudan? · South Sudan · Eritrea? · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia? · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania · Israel · Palestine · Lebanon · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Kuwait? · Qatar? · United Arab Emirates? · Oman · Yemen · Syria · Turkey · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Georgia · Iraq · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006072

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hyaena hyaena sultana

Pocock, 1934

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

sultana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1934.8.4.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b922eda-a9fd-4a21-93f9-70143406cc7d

Authority page

636

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena makapani

Toerien, 1952

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

makapani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BPI M.242

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

293

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Canis hyaena

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

hyaena

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033832

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:575, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Hyaena Dubbah

F. A. A. Meyer, 1793

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

dubbah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27654995

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena orientalis

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

350

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyena antiquorum

(Temminck, 1820)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

antiquorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Annales Générales des Sciences Physiques

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena fasciata

Thunberg, 1820

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

fasciata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority publication

Handl. Kongl. Vetenskaps Acad., Stockholm

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyæna vulgaris

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523979

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena virgata

Ogilby, 1840

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

virgata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena dubia

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

dubia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4273

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

509

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523926

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Leecyaena forfex

(Ewer, 1955)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

forfex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM Sk. 314

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

815

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Hyaena bokcharensis

Satunin, 1905

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

bokcharensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 3030, ZIN S. 2566

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena vulgaris zarudnyi

Satunin, 1905

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

zarudnyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 7845, ZIN S. 7676

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyœna dubia

Lesson, 1842

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

dubia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hyœna vulgaris

Lesson, 1842

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hyæna striata hienomelas

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

hienomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:454, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Hyæna striata schillingsi

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

schillingsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:454, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Hyæna striata suilla

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

suilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

454

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:454, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Hyaena hyaena

R. Zimara, 1935

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

hyaena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Zimara (1935:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67232)
  2. Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10274/45195080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hyaena hyaena barbara

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

barbara

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Hyaena hyaena dubbah

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

dubbah

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Hyaena hyaena vulgaris

Coetzee, 1971

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)

Hyaena striata

E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966171

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Fitzinger (1855:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  3. Loche (1858:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  4. Blyth (1863:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Lydekker (1908:453, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  6. Ward (1910:509, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  7. Roberts (1937:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyena (striata)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

256

Authority publication

Leipzig

Hyaena vulgaris

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207647) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Canis hyaenomelas

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

hyaenomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

215 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523979

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena Brucii

Boitard, 1841

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

brucii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

230

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16650302

Authority publication

Paris

Hyaena vulgaris barbara

de Blainville, 1844

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

barbara

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena vulgaris indica

de Blainville, 1844

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

indica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena suilla

Filippi, 1853

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

suilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7668087

Authority publication

Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena hienomelas

Matschie, 1900

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

hienomelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

53

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena (Hyaena) schillingsi

Matschie, 1900

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

schillingsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena syriaca

Matschie, 1900

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

syriaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

54-57

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena bilkiewiczi

Satunin, 1905

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

bilkiewiczi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena (Hyaena) hienomelas bergeri

Matschie, 1910

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

bergeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

365

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena (Hyaena) vulgaris satunini

Matschie, 1910

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

satunini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena schillingsi rendilis

Lönnberg, 1912

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

rendilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638821

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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