Striped hyena

Hyaena hyaena · Hyaenidae

The striped hyena is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is the only extant species in the genus Hyaena. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as near-threatened, as the global population is estimated to be under 10,000 mature individuals which continues to experience deliberate and incidental persecution along with a decrease in its prey base such that it may come close to meeting a continuing decline of 10% over the next three generations.

Where the Striped hyena lives

Recorded in Israel and India (Asia).

Most records fall in HaDarom, HaZafon, HaMerkaz, Haifa, Jerusalem and Gujarat.

See the Striped 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 8,047 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.