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Crocuta Crocuta (Carnivora: Hyaenidae), Virginia Hayssen, Paula Noonan
Crocuta Crocuta (Carnivora: Hyaenidae), Virginia Hayssen, Paula Noonan
Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777), the spotted hyena, is a large, widespread, terrestrial carnivore with a female-dominant social system. It ranges from about 17°N to 28°S and lives in diverse habitats from savannas to swamps (but not rain forests) and up to 4,000 m in elevation. As assessed in 2014, C. crocuta is listed as "Least Concern"(LC) by The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species version 2016.1.