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title: "Striped Hyaena"
description: "Hyaena hyaena — Mammals. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-hyaena
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Hyaena

> Hyaena hyaena — Mammals. 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.

- Scientific name: *Hyaena hyaena*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna), `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 993
- Wikidata: [Q188657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188657)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41888)

## Names

- en: Striped Hyaena
- de: Streifenhyäne
- es: Hiena rayada
- fr: Hyène Rayée
- nl: Gestreepte hyena
- pt: Hiena-riscada
- pl: Hiena pręgowana

## Countries with the most observations

IN (163), IL (159), KE (98), DZ (34), TZ (17), IR (16), IQ (12), TJ (9), TD (8), ET (5), LB (4), NP (4)

## Summary

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.
It is the smallest of the bone-cracking hyenas and retains many primitive…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_hyena

## Photo

![Striped Hyaena](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-hyaena/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36373790

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-hyaena?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).