Crocuta crocuta

E684846

Crocuta crocuta is the spotted hyena, a large, highly social African carnivore known for its powerful jaws, matriarchal clans, and distinctive vocalizations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Crocuta crocuta canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivore ⓘ
hyena ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
binomialName Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
biteForce very strong relative to body size ⓘ
bodyMassFemale larger than male ⓘ
bodyShape sloping back with forequarters higher than hindquarters ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatPattern spotted ⓘ
commonName laughing hyena ⓘ
spotted hyena ⓘ
communication olfactory ⓘ
visual ⓘ
vocal ⓘ
competition competes with African wild dogs ⓘ
competes with lions ⓘ
dentition powerful jaws and teeth ⓘ
describedBy Erxleben ⓘ
describedInYear 1777 ⓘ
diet active predator ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
dominance females dominant over males ⓘ
family Hyaenidae ⓘ
foragingStrategy cooperative hunting ⓘ
opportunistic scavenging ⓘ
genus Crocuta ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 110 days ⓘ
groupSize up to 80 individuals ⓘ
habitat grassland ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ
historicalRange once extended into Eurasia ⓘ
once extended into North Africa ⓘ
iucnStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanCaptivity over 20 years ⓘ
lifespanWild up to about 20 years ⓘ
litterSize usually 1 to 3 cubs ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeRange East Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
order Carnivora ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
prey antelope ⓘ
buffalo calves ⓘ
wildebeest ⓘ
zebra ⓘ
rangeBehavior defends clan territories ⓘ
reproductiveSystem polygynandrous ⓘ
roleInEcosystem apex predator ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ
sexualDimorphism females larger than males ⓘ
socialStructure clan ⓘ
socialSystem matriarchal ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
territorial true ⓘ
vocalization giggle ⓘ
growl ⓘ
laugh-like calls ⓘ
whoop call ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyaenidae → includesTaxon → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
Crocuta crocuta → binomialName → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
Proteles cristata → relatedTo → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
Crocuta → typeSpecies → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
Crocuta → containsTaxon → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ
Crocuta → notableSpecies → Crocuta crocuta ⓘ