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Aardwolf
(no subspecies-status) AS | | Arabian striped hyena EU ,AS | | Barbary hyena AF,EU | | Brown hyena EU ,nEU,AS,AF,NA | | East African Striped hyena AF,nEU,EU ,AS | | Eastern aardwolf nEU,NA | | Indian striped hyena AS | | Southern aardwolf nEU,EU ,NA,AF,AS | | Spotted hyena AS,EU ,AF,nEU,NA,AU,SA | Striped hyena
(no subspecific status) EU ,nEU,AS,AF,NA,SA | | Syrian striped hyena AS | |
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Aardwolf
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Proteles cristata
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(SPARRMANN, 1783) |
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Photo by: F. Spangenberg (Jungtier) | | | Additional images here: www.biolib.cz |
| | Number of Subspecies: | 02 | | Subspecies: | 01. Proteles cristata cristata - E African coast (S Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, NE Uganda to C Tanzania)
02. P.c. septentrionalis - most of S Africa (S Angola, S Zambia, SW Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and South Africa)
| | Information Source for Taxonomy: | Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 1 - Carnivores, 2009
| | Range: | Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa | | Habitat: | Open grassy plains and bush country | | Head-Torso-Length: | 55 - 80 cm | | Tail length: | 25 - 30 cm | | Weight: | 8 - 14 kg | | Food: | Ants and termites | | IUCN status: | LC (Least Concern)
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