Are Hyenas Dogs?

Question

My brother wants to know 'cause we're watching Lion King.

Answer 1

No. Most people confuse them to be dogs but they are actually closer to the cat family. But other than that, they are their own species.

Answer 2

No. They're a separate family, closer to

cats or bears than dogs.

Jackals are dogs, hyenas not.

Answer 3

no. they r hyenas

Answer 4

No. Hyenas belong to their own family, the Hyaenidae. There are three hyena species in this family - the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), and brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) - plus their relative, the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus).

The order Carnivora is divided into two branches - the Feliformia (or cat-like) families and the Caniformia (or dog-like) families. The Hyaenidae family belongs to the Feliformia, along with the families Felidae (cat family), Viverridae (civet and genet family), and Herpestidae (mongoose family). The dog family, Canidae, belongs to the Caniformia, along with the families Mustelidae (weasel family), Ursidae (bear family), Procyonidae (raccoon family), Otariidae (eared seal family), and Phocidae (true seal family). Therefore, in evolutionary terms, hyenas are actually more closely related to cats than to dogs.

Answer 5

No, hyenas are in their own family within the Order Carnivora, and are actually more closely related to cats than they are to dogs.

Answer 6

Nope  

Their evil jaqwiqwies that came from  mars who were sent by lord zarthar to rid the universe of flying watermelons!!



just kidding!  They are in a family with the Order Carnivora

Answer 7

No they are there own species.

Answer 8

No

Answer 9

No.  They have their own classification.  They aren't included in the Genus Canis, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals,  dingos, and coyotes.

Genus Hyaena

brown hyena, striped hyena

Classification: Order Carnivora (carnivores) > Family Hyaenidae (hyaenas) > Genus Hyaena

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Genus Canis

dogs, jackals

Classification: Order Carnivora (carnivores) > Family Canidae (dogs, foxes) > Genus Canis

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Canis familiaris

dog

(Individual: 130)

Canis latrans

coyote, prairie (or brush) wolf

(Individual: 2)

Canis lupus

gray wolf

(Individual: 1)

Canis mesomelas

silverbacked (or blackbacked) jackal

(Individual: 4)

Answer 10

nope