Hyaenidae

5 species

1. 1Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) · Spotted Hyena
2. 2Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) · Striped Hyena
3. 3Parahyaena brunnea (Thunberg, 1820) · Brown Hyena
4. 4Proteles cristatus (Sparrman, 1783) · Southern Aardwolf
5. 5Proteles septentrionalis W. Rothschild, 1902 · Eastern Aardwolf · newer than the 2023 backbone

Source: Mammal Diversity Database (mammaldiversity.org), 6904 species, fetched 2026-10-18.