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Lycaon venaticus
Hyena Hy*e"na, n.; pl. Hyenas. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. ? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See Sow female hog.] (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hy[ae]nid[ae], of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [Written also hy[ae]na.] Note: The striped hyena (Hy[ae]na striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (H. brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (H. spel[ae]a) inhabited England and France. Cave hyena. See under Cave. Hyena dog (Zo["o]l.), a South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog.

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- three recognised subspecies: The South American bush dog (Speothos venaticus venaticus), with a range including southern Colombia and Venezuela, the Guyanas...
- The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran. Its range once spread...
- Central and South America. The genus includes the living bush dog, Speothos venaticus, and an extinct Pleistocene species, Speothos pacivorus. Unusually, the...
- Polymerus venaticus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in North America. "Polymerus venaticus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- of Iran is the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), which today survives only in Iran. The animals of Iran were described...
- Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) Speothos Bush dog (S. venaticus) Short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) Lycalopex...
- H. Smith, 1839 C. turcicus Gmelin, 1792 C. urcani C. E. H. Smith, 1839 C. variegatus Gmelin, 1792 C. venaticus Gmelin, 1792 C. vertegus Gmelin, 1792...
- species of wild canids are known in southern Brazil: the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon...
- doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T12436A16711116.en. "Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)". ARKive. Wildscreen. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008...
- brachyurus), the short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), and the South American foxes...