Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas Subfamily Hyaeninae Gray, 1821 Genus Crocuta Kaup, 1828 - spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) - spotted hyena