Proteles
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Hyaenidae
Subfamilia: Protelinae
Genus: Proteles
Species: P. cristatus – P. septentrionalis – †P. transvaalensis
Name
[edit]Proteles I. Geoffroy, 1824
Type species: Proteles lalandii I. Geoffroy, 1824, by original designation and by monotypy
Synonymy
[edit]- Geocyon Wagler, 1830
- Proteles I. Geoffroy, 1824: 139
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I. 1824. Sur le Protèle de Lalande (Proteles lalandii), type du nouveau genre Protèle. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 139–140. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Proteles in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Boarisch: Erdwóif
- Deutsch: Erdwolf
- English: Aardwolf
- 日本語: アードウルフ属