Brown Hyena
Parahyaena brunnea
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 567
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea), also called the strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, western Eswatini, and South Africa. It is the only extant species in the genus Parahyaena. It is currently the rarest species of hyena.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Brown hyena”.