Proteles


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Noun1.Proteles - aardwolfProteles - aardwolf        
genus Proteles
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae - hyenas
aardwolf, Proteles cristata - striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
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Family Hyaenidae has four species belonging to three genera; spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben, 1777, brown hyena Hyaena brunnea Thunberg, 1820, striped hyena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1758 and aardwolf Proteles cristatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1824.
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) status and factors affecting its distribution in the Gir National Park and Sanctuary, India
Known to the Shona asMwena the aardwolf (Proteles cristata) is a small, insectivorous mammal, native to Eastern and Southern Africa.
On this cover: vol 17 no. 6--2012 Mwena Issue
aardwolf Proteles cristatus (Nel & Bothma 2002), coyote Canis latrans (Ralls & Smith 2004), European badger Meles meles (Roper et al.
Patterns of scat deposition by brown hyaenas Hyaena brunnea in a mountain savannah region of South Africa
A functional analysis of scent marking and mating behaviour in the ardwolf, Proteles cristatus (Sparrman, 1783).
Caracteristicas de los sitios de defecacion del gato montes Leopardus geoffroyi

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