Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas Subfamily Hyaeninae Gray, 1821 Genus Hyaena Brisson, 1762 - striped and brown hyenas 1 Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) - striped hyena