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Brown Hyena

Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820 — also called brown hyaena. Occurrence records of the Brown Hyena are shared on GBIF from around 26 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg National Park (72 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Near threatenedHyaenidae
26reserves with records
298records around them
6provinces
NTIUCN category

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West72
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier areaLP Limpopo43
Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo30
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserveLP Limpopo18
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West18
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNC Northern Cape17
Addo Elephant National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape17
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier areaNC Northern Cape16
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational parkEC Eastern Cape8
SterkfonteinProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng7
Nyati ConcessionProtected areaEC Eastern Cape6
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo5
Lapalala WildernessGame reserveLP Limpopo5
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Makalali ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo4
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng4
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West3
Coopers CaveProtected heritage siteGP Gauteng3
!Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserveNW North West2
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo2
Karoo National ParkNational parkWC Western Cape2
Austin Roberts PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo2
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West2
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected areaNW North West2
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveNC Northern Cape2

By province

Limpopo
10 reserves
North West
6 reserves
Eastern Cape
3 reserves
Gauteng
3 reserves
Northern Cape
3 reserves
Western Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Mammalia
Family
Hyaenidae
Scientific name
Hyaena brunnea
GBIF taxon
5218780
Wikidata
Q210644

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.