The spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, of Africa S of the Sahara, is the largest and boldest species; The smaller striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of Asia and N Africa and the brown hyena, or strand wolf, H. brunnea, of S Africa are shyer and more nocturnal and solitary in their habits. The former is grayish brown with darker stripes; the latter is dark brown over most of the body. The aardwolf is the fourth member of the hyena family.
The spotted hyena, the striped hyena, and the brown hyena are the three species of hyenas.
The following hyenas are the extant (living) species of hyena.-Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)-Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)-Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea)-Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
hyena is in its own species~not a canine
Hyenas are in the family Hyaenidae; there are multiple hyena species across three distinct genera within this family.
the spotted and the brown hyena
3 speciesThere are 3. Spotted, striped and brown. There is also the aardwolf, which is very similar to the striped hyena. It's also in the same family as the hyena.
Spotted, striped, brown and aardwolf...these are distributed into three genera Aardwolf--protelinae Brown Hyena--hyaena Spotted Hyena--crocuta Striped Hyena--hyaena
There are four species: spotted, brown, striped, and the aardwolf.
There are four species of hyenas: the spotted, striped and brown hyenas and the aardwolf. The aardwolf eats only termites. The striped and brown hyenas scavenge more than the spotted hyena, and look different as well. Brown hyena spotted hyenastriped hyena aardwolf
The species are incompatible and cannot interbreed.
There are 4 living species of hyena and they are named as follows:Striped Hyena - Hyaena hyaenaBrown Hyena - Hyaena brunnea (although formerly Parahyaena brunnea)Spotted Hyena (also called the Laughing Hyena) - Crocuta crocutaAardwolf - Proteles cristata
The hyena species are not members of the cat family. It is a member of the family Hyaenidae of the feliform suborder of the Carnivora.