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Striped hyaena - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Brindle, Meshed
Striped Hyena
Conservation status: Lower Risk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Hyaenidae
Genus:Hyaena
Species:hyaena
Binomial name
Hyaena hyaena
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is closely related to the Brown Hyena, but lives in northern Africa, the Middle East, and western India. Like their brown cousins, Striped Hyenas are largely scavengers, and will also eat fruit and even insects.

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