Mass: 30.0 kg based on Kruuk 1976, Skinner and Ilani 1979 and Ward 1928

Latitudinal range: -3.6° to 34.1°

Habitats: Mediterranean woodland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (7), desert/xeric shrubland (5), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in 22 samples

Ethiopia: Gombore II (Early Pleistocene)

India: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Similipal Tiger Reserve (camera traps), Akole Tahsil, Bharatpur and Jagannathprasad, Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (good habitat area), Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (poor habitat area)

Israel: Shikma Biosphere Zone (spring), Shikma Biosphere Zone (summer), Shikma Biosphere Zone (winter), Marj Rabba (Holocene)

Jordan: Dana Nature Reserve

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2) (Holocene), Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.3) (Holocene), Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (spring)

Morocco: Zouhrah Cave (L 2) (Late Pleistocene), Thomas Quarry Hominid Cave (Middle Pleistocene)

Oman: Southwest Dhofar Mountains

Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic) (Holocene)

Tanzania: Tli'ika

Yemen: Hawf

♀ body mass	26600 kg	N = 5	Kruuk 1976
♀ body mass	25800 kg	N = 1	Kruuk 1976
♀ body mass	30600 kg	N = 12	Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ body mass	26900 kg	N = 5	Kruuk 1976
♂ body mass	25800 kg	N = 1	Kruuk 1976
♂ body mass	34900 kg	N = 9	Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ body mass	28576 kg	N = 1	Ward 1928
♀ head and body length	1080 mm	N = 12	Skinner and Ilani 1979
♂ head and body length	1120 mm	N = 9	Skinner and Ilani 1979
head and body length	1067 mm	N = 1	Ward 1928
♂ skull width	155 mm	N = 1	Ward 1928
tail length	457 mm	N = 1	Ward 1928

See also Hyaena, Hyaena prisca