†Lycyaenops Kretzoi 1938 (hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 348316
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to J. W. Adams et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Thalassictis, Tungurictis
Subtaxa: Lycyaenops rhomboideae, Lycyaenops silberbergi
Type: Lycyaenops rhomboideae
Ecology: scansorial insectivore