Subfamily Hyaeninae Mivart 1882 (hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to St. G. Mivart 1882
See also Ginsburg 1977, Hendey 1974, Kurtén 1982 and Roussiakis and Theodorou 2003
Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lepthyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hyaeninae in the database