†Hyaenictis Gaudry 1861 (hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41025
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to G. D. Koufos 2012
Sister taxa: Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Thalassictis, Tungurictis
Subtaxa: Hyaenictis preforfex
Ecology: scansorial insectivore