Latin name

Crocuta crocuta

Family

Large mammals

Size

85 cm

Weight

60 - 80 kg

Colour

Drab greyish yellow tu rufous body. Feet and face darker brown. Irregular or oval-shaped dark spots are scattered over the body.

Appearance

Brown hyaena, but spotted hyaena has rounded ears and short yellowish coat with brown spots. Brown hyaena entirely brown.

Habitat

Semi-desert to moist savanna. Avoids forests, must have drinking water and places to shelter among rocks, in burrows, scrub or tall grass.