Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
     Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas
       Subfamily Hyaeninae Gray, 1821
         Genus Parahyaena Hendey, 1974 see Genus Hyaena Brisson, 1762
           1 Parahyaena brunnea (Thunberg, 1820) see Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820