Striped hyena: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the striped hyena lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hyaena hyaena
Group	Hyenas & aardwolf
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Mass	700 g (birth weight); 40 kg (adult weight)
Diet (main food)	carrion
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Hyaenidae

Where does the striped hyena live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the striped hyena in 7 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a striped hyena?

Wikidata records the following for the striped hyena: mass 700 g (birth weight); 40 kg (adult weight).

What does a striped hyena eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the striped hyena as: carrion.

Is the striped hyena endangered?

The striped hyena’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the striped hyena?

The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Hyaenidae, genus Hyaena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the striped hyena

The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Striped hyena (revision 1378339626), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q188657 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).