Hyaena hyaena

Length: 100-120 cm (40-48")

Tail: 25-36 cm (10-14’)

Weight: 35-45 kg (77-99 lb.)

Status: not endangered overall but declining in some areas

Habitat: Striped hyenas are found in dry, arid savannas and deserts.

Role: carnivore

Food: Striped hyenas are scavengers and omnivores. They eat fruit, insects, carrion and prey up to the size of gazelle fawns.

Predators: lions and leopards