Hyaenidae

family of mammals in the order Carnivora
Taxon taxon Q42046
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Hyaenidae

Summary

Hyaenidae is a taxon[1]. Hyaenidae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Hyaenidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hyaenidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Hyaenidae belongs to the parent taxon Herpestoidea[5].
  • Hyaenidae belongs to the parent taxon Aeluroidea[6].
  • Hyaenidae is classified within Feliformia[7].
  • Hyaenidae's scientific name is Hyaenidae[8].
  • Hyaenidae's Commons category is recorded as Hyaenidae[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Hyaenidae is Hyaena[10].
  • Hyaenidae began on -26000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Hyaenidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hyenas[12].
  • Hyaenidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hyaenidae[13].
  • Hyaenidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Hyaenidae[14].
  • Hyaenidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[15].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[18].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Hyaenidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Hyaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hyenas'}[23].
  • Hyaenidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'hyenefamilien'}[24].
  • Hyaenidae's different from is recorded as African wild dog[25].
  • Hyaenidae's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02117135-n[26].
  • Hyaenidae's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/102120099-n[27].

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Classification

Hyaenidae's scientific name is Hyaenidae[8]. Hyaenidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Herpestoidea[5], Aeluroidea[6], and Feliformia[7]. The taxonomic type of Hyaenidae is Hyaena[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hyenas'}[23] and {'lang': 'no', 'text': 'hyenefamilien'}[24].

Identifiers

Hyaenidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41884[28]. Hyaenidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9676[29]. Hyaenidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7672[30]. Hyaenidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5306[31]. Hyaenidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 621756[32].

Why It Matters

Hyaenidae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Hyaenidae is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ZooBank. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag hyenas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: hyenas, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933683|hyenas (#289933683)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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