3 species
There are 3. Spotted, striped and brown. There is also the aardwolf, which is very similar to the striped hyena. It's also in the same family as the hyena.
The spotted, striped, brown, and the aardwolf.
Spotted hyena, brown hyena, striped hyena and aardwolf
The following hyenas are the extant (living) species of hyena.-Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)-Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)-Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea)-Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
hyena is in its own species~not a canine
Hyenas are in the family Hyaenidae; there are multiple hyena species across three distinct genera within this family.
the spotted and the brown hyena
There are four species: spotted, brown, striped, and the aardwolf.
Spotted, striped, brown and aardwolf...these are distributed into three genera Aardwolf--protelinae Brown Hyena--hyaena Spotted Hyena--crocuta Striped Hyena--hyaena
There are four species of hyenas: the spotted, striped and brown hyenas and the aardwolf. The aardwolf eats only termites. The striped and brown hyenas scavenge more than the spotted hyena, and look different as well. Brown hyena spotted hyenastriped hyena aardwolf
The species are incompatible and cannot interbreed.
There are 4 living species of hyena and they are named as follows:Striped Hyena - Hyaena hyaenaBrown Hyena - Hyaena brunnea (although formerly Parahyaena brunnea)Spotted Hyena (also called the Laughing Hyena) - Crocuta crocutaAardwolf - Proteles cristata
The hyena species are not members of the cat family. It is a member of the family Hyaenidae of the feliform suborder of the Carnivora.
3 speciesThere are 3. Spotted, striped and brown. There is also the aardwolf, which is very similar to the striped hyena. It's also in the same family as the hyena.