Abundance: 0.06 to 4.23% (median 3.13%)

Latitudinal range: -34.5° to 2.3°

Habitats: (9), tropical/subtropical savanna (4)

Found in 13 samples

Kenya: Kanapoi (Early Pliocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park

South Africa: Equus Cave (Unit 1A) (Holocene), Equus Cave (Unit 1B) (Late Pleistocene), Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Die Kelders Cave 1 (Layer 10) (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2A) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2B) (Late Pleistocene), Duinefontein 2 Horizon 2 (Middle Pleistocene)

Zimbabwe: Ingwezi Game Management Project

See also Parahyaena brunnea, Parahyaena howelli