Abundance: 0.15 to 7.55% (median 1.58%)

Latitudinal range: 23.6° to 50.5°

Habitats: (18) only

Found in 18 samples

China: Dazhushan (Late Pleistocene), Mohui Cave (Early Pleistocene), Bailongdong (Middle Pleistocene), Yegou (Late Pliocene), Ningyang (Early Pleistocene)

France: Bois-de-Riquet (Locus 1) (Early Pleistocene), Saint-Vallier (LD3) (Late Pliocene)

Germany: Untermassfeld (Early Pleistocene)

Greece: Kalamotó (KLT) (Early Pleistocene)

Italy: Pirro Nord 13 (Early Pleistocene), Poggio Rosso (Early Pleistocene)

Montenegro: Trlica (Bed 10) (Early Pleistocene)

Russia: Muhkai II (layer 80) (Early Pleistocene)

Spain: Casablanca I (Early Pleistocene), Venta Micena 4-I (Early Pleistocene), Venta Micena 4-II (Early Pleistocene), Barranco Léon (Early Pleistocene), La Puebla de Valverde (Early Pleistocene)

See also Pachycrocuta brevirostris, Pachycrocuta perrieri, Pachycrocuta pyrenaica, Pachycrocuta sp.