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)
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
♀ body mass | 26600 kg | N = 5 | Kruuk 1976 |
♀ body mass | 25800 kg | N = 1 | Kruuk 1976 |
♀ body mass | 30600 kg | N = 12 | Skinner and Ilani 1979 |
♂ body mass | 26900 kg | N = 5 | Kruuk 1976 |
♂ body mass | 25800 kg | N = 1 | Kruuk 1976 |
♂ body mass | 34900 kg | N = 9 | Skinner and Ilani 1979 |
♂ body mass | 28576 kg | N = 1 | Ward 1928 |
♀ head and body length | 1080 mm | N = 12 | Skinner and Ilani 1979 |
♂ head and body length | 1120 mm | N = 9 | Skinner and Ilani 1979 |
head and body length | 1067 mm | N = 1 | Ward 1928 |
♂ skull width | 155 mm | N = 1 | Ward 1928 |
tail length | 457 mm | N = 1 | Ward 1928 |
See also Hyaena, Hyaena prisca