Crocuta

Crocuta Temporal range: 3.8–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Pliocene - Present
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Hyaenidae
Subfamily:	Hyaeninae
Genus:	Crocuta Kaup, 1828
Type species
Hyaena crocuta Erxleben, 1777
Species
Crocuta crocuta †Crocuta dietrichi †Crocuta eturono †Crocuta honanensis †Crocuta sivalensis

Crocuta is a genus of hyena containing the largest extant member of the family, the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Several fossil species are known as well.