Hyena
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Hyenas | |
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Spottit hyena | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Faimily: | Hyaenidae |
Genera | |
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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.[1]
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.
References
eedit- ↑ Mills, Gus & Hofer, Heribert 1998. Hyaenas: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN/SSC Hyena Specialist Group. ISBN 2-8317-0442-1