Hyaenidae
- Hyaeninae
- Protelinae
- Chasmaporthetes
- Dinocrocuta
- Hyaenictis
- Ictitherium
- Percrocuta
- Plioviverrops
- Protictitherium
- Tungurictis
- Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena
A hyena with a mane-like ridge along its back and dark stripes across its coat.
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
A carnivore of sub-Saharan Africa, with dark spots on a pale coat, rounded ears and a back that slopes down toward the rump.
- Brown Hyena Parahyaena brunnea
A hyena of southern Africa's dry regions that is mostly active at night.
- Southern Aardwolf Proteles cristata
It can raise the long hairs along its back and feeds mainly on termites. It occurs in southern Africa, where records include karroid country, grassland and scrub, open savanna woodland, and inland gravel plains.
