AnAge entry for Crocuta crocuta

Classification (HAGRID: 01811)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Hyaenidae
                    Genus: Crocuta
Species: Crocuta crocuta
Common name: Spotted hyena

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

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