Parahyaena brunnea

(Thunberg, 1820)

Brown Hyena

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

K. Svenska Vet.-Acad. Handl. Stockholm, 59

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34515820

Original name as described

Hyaena brunnea

Type locality

South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Botswana · Namibia · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Eswatini? · Mozambique?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Hyaena to Parahyaena

Taxonomy notes citation

Koepfli, K. P., Jenks, S. M., Eizirik, E., Zahirpour, T., Van Valkenburgh, B., & Wayne, R. K. (2006). Molecular systematics of the Hyaenidae: relationships of a relictual lineage resolved by a molecular supermatrix. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 38(3), 603-620.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006073

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 brunnea melampus

(Pocock, 1934)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

melampus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.9.11.131

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4d529aa-06b3-4df2-887d-9da813be9274

Authority page

824

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Hyaena brunnea dispar

(Ewer, 1955)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

dispar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM Sk. 326

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

824

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Hyœna brunnea

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

brunnea

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)

Parahyaena brunnea

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

brunnea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

509

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

  1. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10276/82344448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hyaena fusca

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

fusca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

136

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Hyaena brunnea

(Thunberg, 1820)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

brunnea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34515820

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:452, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  3. Coetzee (1971:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67173)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:277) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Kingdon & Hoffman (2013:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27643)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Hyaena striata

(A. Smith, 1826)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

striata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

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

Hyaena villosa

(A. Smith, 1827)

Family

Hyaenidae

Root name

villosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

461

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778729

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

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

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