Hyaenidae

Translingual edit

Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena),
one of the Hyaenidae

Etymology edit

Proper noun edit

Hyaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the hyenas (including the aardwolf).

Usage notes edit

Protelinae (of which the aardwolf is the only species) is considered a part of Hyaeninae, rather than as a separate subfamily. (See Hyena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Hypernyms edit

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia - infraclass; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder

Hyponyms edit

(family): Hyaeninae, Protelinae - subfamilies; Crocuta, Hyaena, Proteles - genera
- †Ictitheriinae - extinct subfamily
- For a list of extinct genera, see Hyena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References edit

Hyaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hyaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Hyaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hyaenidae in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.