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GBIF·5218780speciesAnimalia1,189 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderCarnivora
  5. ›familyHyaenidae
  6. ›genusHyaena
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Brown Hyena

Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820

First described in: K. Svenska Vet.-Acad. Handl. Stockholm p.59

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

conservation

Conservation: U. S. ESA – Endangered as Parahyaena (= Hyaena) brunnea; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Order Carnivora

discussion

Discussion: Reviewed by Mills (1982). See comments under genus for inclusion of brunnea under Hyaena. Pocock (1934 c) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) argued that neither morphological nor molecular studies have supported the recognition of subspecies at present. Synonyms according to Jenks and Werdelin (1998).

Order Carnivora

distribution

Distribution: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Order Carnivora

materials_examined

Type Locality: " Goda Hopps Udden; Södra Afrika " [South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Cape of Good Hope].

Order Carnivora

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5218780.