Animals / Mammal

Brown hyena

Parahyaena brunnea · Hyaenidae

The brown hyena, 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.

Where the Brown hyena lives

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana (Africa).

Most records fall in Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Otjozondjupa, Central and Erongo.

See the Brown hyena’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Near threatened (NT). Not at risk yet, but could be soon. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 978 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.