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Taxonomy
Canis hyaena was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Hyaena hyaena by Thomas (1911), Kurten (1968), Rieger (1981), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Hyaena hyaena by Thomas (1911), Kurten (1968), Rieger (1981), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
Subspecies
H. barbara (syn. Hyaena suilla), H. dubbah (syn. Hyaena dubia, Hyaena rendilis, Canis hyaenomelas, Hyaena schillingsi, Hyaena bergeri), H. hyaena (syn. Hyaena fasciata, Hyaena striata, Hyaena antiqua, Hyaena virgata, Hyaena orientalis, Hyaena indica, Hyaena antiquorum, Hyaena vulgaris), H. sultana, H. syriaca (syn. Hyaena zarudnyi, Hyaena bilkiewiczi, Hyaena satunini, Hyaena bokcharensis)
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Canis hyaena Linnaeus p. 40 |
| 1911 | Hyaena hyaena Thomas p. 134 |
| 1968 | Hyaena hyaena Kurten p. 66 |
| 1981 | Hyaena hyaena Rieger p. 1 |
| 1991 | Hyaena hyaena Werdelin and Solunias |
| 1998 | Hyaena hyaena International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature p. 65 |
| 2006 | Hyaena hyaena Koepfli et al. p. 604 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 [striped hyaena]
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Hyaena hyaena dubbah Meyer 1793
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Invalid names: Canis hyaenomelas Bruce 1820 [synonym], Hyaena bergeri Matschie 1910 [synonym], Hyaena dubia Schinz 1821 [synonym], Hyaena rendilis Lönnberg 1912 [synonym], Hyaena schillingsi Matschie 1900 [synonym]
Hyaena hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: 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 [synonym], Hyaena virgata Ogilby 1839 [objective synonym], Hyaena vulgaris Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Hyaena hyaena syriaca Matschie 1900
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Invalid names: Hyaena bilkiewiczi Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena bokcharensis Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena satunini Matschie 1910 [synonym], Hyaena zarudnyi Satunin 1905 [synonym]
Hyaena hyaena sultana Pocock 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available