Photo:Diego Delso CC BY-SA 4.0

Predators & furbearers

Spotted hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Group: Predators & furbearers
Size class: Medium (10–70 kg)
Family: Hyaenidae

Range

Africa

Habitat

Savanna

Range

Countries it is found in

40 countries

Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania

Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05

Field data

Tracks

A photograph of real sign left by Spotted hyena. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.

Track photo:Chiara CC BY

Cross-reference

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Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.

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Same family (Hyaenidae)

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Same order (Carnivora)

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Same order (Carnivora)

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Same order (Carnivora)

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Golden jackal

Canis aureus

Same order (Carnivora)

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