Hyena

Hyenas
Spottit hyena
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Faimily:	Hyaenidae
Genera
Crocuta Hyaena Proteles Adcrocuta† Allohyaena† Belbus† Chasmaporthetes† Herpestides† Hyaenictis† Hyaenotherium† Ictitherium† Ikelohyaena† Leecyaena† Lycyaena† Metahyaena† Miohyaenotherium† Palinhyaena† Pachycrocuta† Pliocrocuta† Plioviverrops† Protictitherium† Thalassictis† Tongxinictis† Tungurictis† Werdelinus†

Hyenas (whiles scrievit hyaenas) is mammals in the faimily Hyaenidae o the order Carnivora. Thay bide in Africae an in wast an sooth Aisie. In the past, hyenas had a mair muckle scowth. Now thare's twa subfaimilies in Hyaenidae, wi fower species.

Hyenas is unique an vital pairts o maist African an some Aisien ecosystems.

Hyenas is aft thocht tae be a kind o dug, but thay're mair closely relatit tae cats an mongooses, seein as thay're aa in Feliformia. Hyenas look sib tae dugs acause o convergent evolution.