Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus 1758) [Canis] hyaena Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 40 . Type Locality: " India ", restricted by Thomas (1911 a :134) to "Benna Mts., Laristan, S. Persia " . Vernacular Names: Striped Hyena . Synonyms: Hyaena antiquorum (Temminck 1820) ; Hyaena barbara de Blainville 1844 ; Hyaena bergeri Matschie 1910 ; Hyaena bilkiewiczi Satunin 1905 ; Hyaena bokcharensis Satunin 1905 ; Hyaena dubbah Meyer 1793 ; Hyaena dubia Schinz 1821 ; Hyaena fasciata Thunberg 1820 ; Hyaena hienomelas Matschie 1900 ; Hyaena hyaenomelas (Bruce In Desmarest 1820 ) ; Hyaena indica de Blainville 1844 ; Hyaena orientalis Tiedemann 1808 ; Hyaena rendilis Lönnberg 1912 ; Hyaena satunini Matschie 1910 ; Hyaena schillingsi Matschie 1900 ; Hyaena striata Zimmermann 1777 ; Hyaena suilla Filippi 1853 ; Hyaena sultana Pocock 1934 ; Hyaena syriaca Matschie 1900 ; Hyaena virgata Ogilby 1840 ; Hyaena vulgaris Desmarest 1820 ; Hyaena zarudnyi Satunin 1905 . Distribution: Afghanistan , Algeria , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Egypt , Ethiopia , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Kenya , Libya , Mali , Morocco , Nepal , Nigeria , Pakistan , Saudia Arabia, Sierra Leone , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , Yemen . Conservation: U.S. ESA and IUCN – Data Deficient as H. hyaena barbara , otherwise Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Reviewed by Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) . Pocock (1934 d ) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) argued that at present neither morphological nor molecular studies have supported the recognition of subspecies. Synonyms according to Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) .