Hyaena hyaena (carnivore)

Mass: 30 kg based on Kruuk 1976, Skinner and Ilani 1979, and Ward 1928

Diet: carnivore based on Skinner and Ilani 1979 and Wagner et al. 2008; carnivore-insectivore based on Kruuk 1976

Abundance: 0.03 to 40.26% (median 0.89%)

Latitudinal range: -3.6° to 34.1°

Habitats: (8), Mediterranean woodland (1), desert/xeric shrubland (5), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (7), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

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Found in 22 samples

Ethiopia: Gombore II (Early Pleistocene)

India: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Similipal Tiger Reserve (camera traps), Akole Tahsil, Bharatpur and Jagannathprasad, Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (good habitat area), Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (poor habitat area)

Israel: Shikma Biosphere Zone (spring), Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer), Shikma Biosphere Zone (winter), Marj Rabba (Holocene)

Jordan: Dana Nature Reserve

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (spring)

Morocco: Zouhrah Cave (L 2) (Late Pleistocene), Thomas Quarry Hominid Cave (Middle Pleistocene)

Oman: Southwest Dhofar Mountains

Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene)

Tanzania: Tli'ika

Yemen: Hawf

Size measurements:
♀ body mass26600 kgN = 5Kruuk 1976
♀ body mass25800 kgN = 1Kruuk 1976
♀ body mass30600 kgN = 12Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ body mass26900 kgN = 5Kruuk 1976
♂ body mass25800 kgN = 1Kruuk 1976
♂ body mass34900 kgN = 9Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ body mass28576 kgN = 1Ward 1928
♀ head and body length1080 mmN = 12Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ head and body length1120 mmN = 9Skinner and Ilani 1979
head and body length1067 mmN = 1Ward 1928
♂ skull width155 mmN = 1Ward 1928
tail length457 mmN = 1Ward 1928

See also Hyaena, Hyaena prisca