Hyaenidae Gray 1821

Hyaenidae Gray 1821, London Med. Repos., 15: 302.

Synonyms: Protelidae Flower 1869 .

Genera: 3 genera with 4 species:

Genus Crocuta Kaup 1828 (1 species)

Genus Hyaena Brisson 1762 (2 species)

Genus Proteles I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824 (1 species)

Discussion: Reviewed by Ronnefeld (1969), Werdelin and Solounias (1991), and Jenks and Werdelin (1998), which is followed here.