Crocuta
| Crocuta Temporal range: Pliocene - Present | |
|---|---|
| Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Hyaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyaeninae |
| Genus: | Crocuta Kaup, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Hyaena crocuta Erxleben, 1777 | |
| Species | |
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Crocuta is a genus of hyena containing the largest extant member of the family, the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Several fossil species are known as well.
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