Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus 1758)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 572

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).