Striped hyena  (Hyaena hyaena)

Facts

Also known as:striped hyaena
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family Hyaenidae
Genus Hyaena (1)
Size Head-body length: 100 – 120 cm (2)
Weight 25 – 55 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Near Threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Subspecies: Hyaena hyaena barbara (Barbary hyena) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) (1).