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 Parahyaena brunnea (Thunberg, 1820) see Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820