Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.
No dogs here! Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae. There are four members of the Hyaenidae family: the striped hyena, the âgigglyâ spotted hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf (itâs a hyena, not a wolf). These magnificent animals are sometimes called the scourge of the Serengeti, but they play an important role: cleanup crew!
All three animals belong to the Order Carnivora. (Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora) At this point they separate into different Families: Canidae for dogs, Felidae for cats, and Hyaenidae for Hyenas. After Family, there are two more separations: Genus and Species.