Parahyaena
Genus of mammals
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Parahyaena is a genus of hyenas that contains the extant brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea). Parahyaena howelli, an early member of this genus, has been dated to approximately 4 million years ago.[1]
| Parahyaena | |
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| Brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Hyaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyaeninae |
| Genus: | Parahyaena Hendey, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
Pérez-Claros (2024) argued that Parahyaena and Pachycrocuta were synonymous, and that Pliocrocuta perrieri and "Hyaena" prisca should be included under Pachycrocuta.[1] A later study by Martínez-Navarro et al. (2025) regarded Parahyaena and Pliocrocuta as distinct from Pachycrocuta.[2]