Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945 Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas Genus Proteles Geoffroy, 1824 [monotypic] - aardwolf 1 Proteles cristata (Sparrman, 1783) - aardwolf