mammal family - a family of mammals

Carnivora, order Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia

hyaena, hyena - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

genus Hyaena - type genus of the Hyaenidae

Crocuta, genus Crocuta - a genus of Hyaenidae

genus Proteles, Proteles - aardwolf