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Striped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena (Striped Hyena · シマハイエナ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Because of its habit of eating human refuse, it sometimes acts as a scavenger around human villages.
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 45 kg is about the weight of a large dog (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Striped Hyena lives in dry mountains and scrublands, making dens in crevices on rocky hills.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It weighs 25–45 kg, has an average body length of about 1 m, and stands 65–80 cm tall.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Primarily a scavenger that eats carrion and human refuse, it also feeds on fruit, insects, hares, rodents, reptiles, and birds. Gestation lasts 88–92 days, producing 1–6 cubs that the mother nurses for about 12 months.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List NT (2015) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10274/45195080
- • IUCN Red List category NT — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006072
- • iucnredlist.org — 45195080
- • wikidata.org — Q188657
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Museo della Specola (Florence) - Hyaena hyaena.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Hyaena hyaena
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Donovan Reginald Rosevear (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.