Family

Hyaenas

Hyaenidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Crocuta crocuta

Hyaena brunnea

Proteles cristata

Hyaena dubbah

Hyaena hyaena

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

20–30

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hyaenas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	60–70%
	Spotted Hyena			60–70%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	60–70%
	Spotted Hyena			60–70%
3	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	60–70%
	Spotted Hyena			60–70%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	50–60%
	Spotted Hyena			50–60%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	50–60%
	Spotted Hyena			50–60%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	50–60%
	Spotted Hyena			50–60%
	Brown Hyaena			5–10%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
7	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	50–60%
	Brown Hyaena			30–40%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
8	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	50–60%
	Spotted Hyena			50–60%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	50–60%
	Spotted Hyena			50–60%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Spotted Hyena			40–50%
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	40–50%
	Spotted Hyena			40–50%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	40–50%
	Spotted Hyena			40–50%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	40–50%
	Spotted Hyena			40–50%
14	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Spotted Hyena			20–30%
	Brown Hyaena			20–30%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	30–40%
	Spotted Hyena			30–40%
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	30–40%
	Spotted Hyena			30–40%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	30–40%
	Spotted Hyena			30–40%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	30–40%
	Spotted Hyena			30–40%
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			20–30%
20	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
	Brown Hyaena			Insufficient data
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			20–30%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	20–30%
	Brown Hyaena			20–30%
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			20–30%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Hyaena dubbah			Insufficient data
26	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
	Brown Hyaena			5–10%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
	Brown Hyaena			5–10%
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			20–30%
29	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	20–30%
	Brown Hyaena			10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
	Aardwolf			Insufficient data
30	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	20–30%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
	Hyaena dubbah			5–10%
34	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
36	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
37	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
38	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
39	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
40	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
41	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	10–20%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Spotted Hyena			10–20%
43	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
44	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Striped Hyena			Insufficient data
45	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			5–10%
46	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
47	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
48	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data
49	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Spotted Hyena			Insufficient data

Hyaenas

Species in this group

Spotted Hyena

Brown Hyaena

Aardwolf

Hyaena dubbah

Striped Hyena

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Hyaenas

Parks Ranked