| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Fissipedia |
| Superfamily: | Arctoidea |
| Family: | Hyaenidae |
- Genus
- species – Common Name
- Crocuta
- crocuta – Spotted hyena
- Hyaena
- brunnea – Brown hyena
- hyaena – Striped hyena
- Proteles
- cristatus – Aardwolf
