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Hyaena hyaena

Description

Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus 1758)

[Canis] hyaena Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 40.

Type Locality: " India ", restricted by Thomas (1911 a:134) to "Benna Mts., Laristan, S. Persia ".

Vernacular Names: Striped Hyena.

Synonyms: 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.

Distribution: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Conservation: U.S. ESA and IUCN – Data Deficient as H. hyaena barbara, otherwise Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998). Pocock (1934 d) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) argued that at present neither morphological nor molecular studies have supported the recognition of subspecies. Synonyms according to Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 572, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Hyaenidae
Genus
Hyaena
Species
hyaena
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classis, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tenth ed. Vol. 1. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 824 pp.
  • Thomas, O. 1911 a. The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt to fix the types of the genera and the exact bases and localities of the species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1911: 120 - 158.
  • Matschie, P. 1900. Uber geographische Albarten des Afrikanischen elephantens. Sitzungsberichte Gesellschaft naturforschunde Freunde Berlin, 8: 189 - 197.
  • Desmarest, A. G. 1820, 1822. Mammalogie ou description des espece de mammiferes. Encyclopedie Methodique. Agasse, Paris, 555 pp., 66 plates.
  • Rieger, I. 1981. Hyaena hyaena. Mammalian Species, 150: 1 - 5.
  • Jenks, S. M., and L. Werdelin. 1998. Taxonomy and systematics of living hyaenas (Family Hyaenidae), Pp. 8 - 17, in Hyaenas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (G. Mills, and H. Hofer, eds.) IUCN / SSC Hyaena Specialist Group. I. U. C. N., Gland, Switzerland. 154 pp.