Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to L. Werdelin and N. Solunias 1991

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Lepthyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena

Subtaxa: Leecyaena bosei Leecyaena lycyaenoides

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leecyaena in the database

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