Hyaena hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 (striped hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Synonyms: Hyaena antiqua Lankester 1864, Hyaena antiquorum Temminck 1820 [objective synonym], Hyaena fasciata Thunberg 1820 [objective synonym], Hyaena indica Blainville 1844 [objective synonym], Hyaena orientalis Tiedemann 1808 [objective synonym], Hyaena striata Zimmermann 1777, Hyaena virgata Ogilby 1839 [objective synonym], Hyaena vulgaris Desmarest 1820
Belongs to Hyaena hyaena according to I. Rieger 1981
See also Kruuk 1976, Lankester 1864, Mivart 1882 and Osborn 1922
Sister taxa: Hyaena hyaena barbara, Hyaena hyaena dubbah, Hyaena hyaena sultana, Hyaena hyaena syriaca
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hundsheim bei Hainburg (Quaternary of Austria)