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(Redirected from Protelinae) Genus of mammal

Proteles Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Recent (Possible Miocene record)

Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Hyaenidae
Subfamily:	Protelinae Saint-Hilaire, 1851
Genus:	Proteles Saint-Hilaire, 1824
Type species
Viverra cristata Sparrman, 1783
Species
Proteles cristata †Proteles amplidentus

Proteles is a genus of distinctive hyenas which contain the aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) and its close fossil relatives. It is the only extant genus of the subfamily Protelinae.

While the oldest fossils definitely belonging to Proteles date back to the Pliocene, material from the Miocene dating to around 10 million years ago has been suggested to belong to the genus, which would significantly increase its temporal range.

It has been suggested that the Proelinae subfamily may actually be an offshoot of the "running hyenas" (such as Lycyaena) who adapted to an insectivorous diet due to increased competition from canines and felines.

References

Kingdon, Jonathan (2014). Mammals of Africa: Volume V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 9781408189948.
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna. Springer Netherlands. 2011. p. 220. ISBN 9789048199624.
Koepfli, Klaus-Peter (2006). "Molecular systematics of the Hyaenidae: relationships of a relictual lineage resolved by a molecular supermatrix". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38 (3): 603–620. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.10.017. PMID 16503281.

Extant Carnivora species

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Eutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria

Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans)

Feliformia

African palm civet (Nandinia binotata)

Feloidea

Prionodon (Asiatic linsangs)

Felidae (cats)

Pantherinae

Neofelis	Sunda clouded leopard (N. diardi) Clouded leopard (N. nebulosa)
Panthera	Snow leopard (P. uncia) Tiger (P. tigris) Jaguar (P. onca) Lion (P. leo) Leopard (P. pardus)

Felinae sensu stricto

Bay cat
lineage

Pardofelis	Marbled cat (P. marmorata)
Catopuma	Bay cat (C. badia) Asian golden cat (C. temminckii)

Caracal
lineage

Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Caracal	African golden cat (C. aurata) Caracal (C. caracal)

Leopardus

Lynx

Puma
lineage

Acinonyx	Cheetah (A. jubatus)
Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Puma	Cougar (P. concolor)

Leopard cat
lineage

Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)
Prionailurus	Leopard cat (P. bengalensis) Sunda leopard cat (P. javanensis) Flat-headed cat (P. planiceps) Rusty-spotted cat (P. rubiginosus) Fishing cat (P. viverrinus)

Felis

Viverroidea

- see below↓

Binturong (Arctictis binturong) Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata) Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii) Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
Paradoxurus	Asian palm civet (P. hermaphroditus) Brown palm civet (P. jerdoni) Golden palm civet (P. zeylonensis)

Viverrinae
sensu lato

Viverrinae
sensu stricto

Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) African civet (Civettictis civetta)
Viverra	Malabar large-spotted civet (V. civettina) Large-spotted civet (V. megaspila) Malayan civet (V. tangalunga) Large Indian civet (V. zibetha)

Genettinae

Poiana
(African linsangs)

Genetta
(genets)

Herpestoidea	see below↓

Herpestoidea

Hyaenidae
(hyenas)

Proteles

Aardwolf (P. cristata)

Hyaeninae
(bone-crushing hyenas)

Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) Brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)
Crocuta	Spotted hyena (C. crocuta)

Herpestidae sensu lato

Eupleridae
(Malagasy
carnivorans)

Euplerinae

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana)
Eupleres	Eastern falanouc (E. goudotii) Western falanouc (E. major)

Galidiinae

Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans)
Galidictis	Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (G. fasciata) Grandidier's mongoose (G. grandidieri)
Narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata)
Salanoia	Brown-tailed mongoose (S. concolor) Durrell's vontsira (S. durrelli)

Herpestidae
sensu stricto
(mongooses)

Mungotinae

Suricata	Meerkat (S. suricatta)
Liberian mongoose (Liberiictus kuhni)
Mungos	Gambian mongoose (M. gambianus) Banded mongoose (M. mungo)
Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii)
Helogale	Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula) Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula)
Crossarchus	Alexander's kusimanse (C. alexandri) Angolan kusimanse (C. ansorgei) Common kusimanse (C. obscurus) Flat-headed kusimanse (C. platycephalus)

Herpestinae

Marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) Long-nosed mongoose (Xenogale naso)
Urva	Small Indian mongoose (U. auropunctata) Short-tailed mongoose (U. brachyura) Indian grey mongoose (U. edwardsii) Indian brown mongoose (U. fusca) Javan mongoose (U. javanica) Collared mongoose (U. semitorquata) Ruddy mongoose (U. smithii) Crab-eating mongoose (U. urva) Stripe-necked mongoose (U. vitticolla)
White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) Selous's mongoose (Paracynictis selousi) Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri)
Bdeogale	Bushy-tailed mongoose (B. crassicauda) Jackson's mongoose (B. jacksoni) Black-footed mongoose (B. nigripes)
Herpestes	Angolan slender mongoose (H. flavescens) Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon) Somalian slender mongoose (H. ochracea) Cape gray mongoose (H. pulverulenta) Common slender mongoose (H. sanguinea)

Caniformia ("dog-like" carnivorans)

Canidae (dogs)

Urocyon

Vulpini

Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Nyctereutes	Common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides) Japanese raccoon dog (N. viverrinus)
Vulpes (foxes)	Bengal fox (V. bengalensis) Blanford's fox (V. cana) Cape fox (V. chama) Corsac fox (V. corsac) Tibetan fox (V. ferrilata) Arctic fox (V. lagopus) Kit fox (V. macrotis) Pale fox (V. pallida) Rüppell's fox (V. rueppelli) Swift fox (V. velox) Red fox (V. vulpes) Fennec fox (V. zerda)

Canini
(true dogs)

Cerdocyonina
(zorro)

Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Speothos	Bush dog (S. venaticus)
Short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
Lycalopex	Culpeo (L. culpaeus) Darwin's fox (L. fulvipes) South American gray fox (L. griseus) Pampas fox (L. gymnocercus) Sechuran fox (L. sechurae) Hoary fox (L. vetulus)

Canina
(wolf-like canids)

Lupulella	Side-striped jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas)
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Canis	Golden jackal (C. aureus) Domestic dog (C. familiaris) Coyote (C. latrans) African wolf (C. lupaster) Wolf (C. lupus) Eastern wolf (C. lycaon) Red wolf (C. rufus) Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis)

Arctoidea

Ursidae
(bears)

Ailuropoda

Giant panda (A. melanoleuca)

Tremarctos

Spectacled bear (T. ornatus)

Ursinae

Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Ursus	American black bear (U. americanus) Asian black bear (U. thibetanus) Brown bear (U. arctos) Polar bear (U. maritimus)

Mustelida

Pinnipedia (seals)	see below↓
Musteloidea	see below↓

Pinnipedia (seals)

Odobenidae

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Otariidae
(eared seals:
fur seals,
sea lions)

Callorhinus

Northern fur seal (C. ursinus)

Otariinae

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
Zalophus	California sea lion (Z. californianus) Galápagos sea lion (Z. wollebaeki)

South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)

Neophoca

Australian sea lion (N. cinerea)

New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)

Arctocephalus

Phocidae
(earless seals
or true seals)

Phocinae
("northern seals")

Phocini

Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Phoca	Spotted seal (P. largha) Harbor seal (P. vitulina)
Pusa	Caspian seal (P. caspica) Ringed seal (P. hispida) Baikal seal (P. sibirica)

Monachinae
("southern seals")

Monachini
(monk seals)

Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
Neomonachus	Hawaiian monk seal (N. schauinslandi)

Mirounga
(elephant seals)

Lobodontini
(Antarctic seals)

Musteloidea

Ailuridae

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Mephitidae
(skunks)

Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks)	Molina's hog-nosed skunk (C. chinga) Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (C. humboldtii) American hog-nosed skunk (C. leuconotus) Striped hog-nosed skunk (C. semistriatus)
Mephitis	Hooded skunk (M. macroura) Striped skunk (M. mephitis)
Mydaus (stink badgers)	Sunda stink badger (M. javanensis) Palawan stink badger (M. marchei)
Spilogale (spotted skunks)	Southern spotted skunk (S. angustifrons) Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis) Eastern spotted skunk (S. putorius) Pygmy spotted skunk (S. pygmaea)

Procyonidae

Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Bassariscus

Procyon
(raccoons)

Bassaricyon
(olingos)

Nasuina
(coatis)

Nasua	South American coati (N. nasua) White-nosed coati (N. narica)
Nasuella	Eastern mountain coati (N. meridensis) Western mountain coati (N. olivacea)

Mustelidae

- see below↓

Mustelidae

American badger (Taxidea taxus)

Mellivora

Honey badger (M. capensis)

Melinae
(Eurasian badgers)

Arctonyx	Northern hog badger (A. albogularis) Greater hog badger (A. collaris) Sumatran hog badger (A. hoevenii)
Meles	Japanese badger (M. anakuma) Caucasian badger (M. canescens) Asian badger (M. leucurus) European badger (M. meles)

Melogale
(ferret-badgers)

Guloninae

Tayra (Eira barbara)
Pekania	Fisher (P. pennanti)
Gulo	Wolverine (G. gulo)
Martes (martens)	American marten (M. americana) Pacific marten (M. caurina) Yellow-throated marten (M. flavigula) Beech marten (M. foina) Nilgiri marten (M. gwatkinsii) European pine marten (M. martes) Japanese marten (M. melampus) Sable (M. zibellina)

Ictonychinae

Lyncodontini

Patagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus)
Galictis (grisons)	Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata)

Ictonychini
(African polecats)

Vormela	Marbled polecat (V. peregusna)
African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
Ictonyx	Saharan striped polecat (I. libycus) Striped polecat (I. striatus)

Lutrinae
(otters)

Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
Lontra	North American river otter (L. canadensis) Marine otter (L. felina) Neotropical otter (L. longicaudis) Southern river otter (L. provocax)
Enhydra	Sea otter (E. lutris)
Spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
Lutra	Eurasian otter (L. lutra) Hairy-nosed otter (L. sumatrana)
Lutrogale	Smooth-coated otter (L. perspicillata)
Aonyx	African clawless otter (A. capensis) Asian small-clawed otter (A. cinereus) Congo clawless otter (A. congicus)

Mustelinae

Neogale

Mustela
(weasels)

Genera of civets, mongooses, hyenas, cats, and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora

Feliformia

†Palaeogalidae

†Palaeogale?

†Nimravidae

- See Nimravidae

Aeluroidea

Nandiniidae

Nandinia

Viverroidea

Viverridae

†Africanictis †Dunictis †Forsythictis †Lufengictis †Ketketictis †Mioprionodon †Moghradictis †Progenetta
Genettinae	Genetta Poiana
Hemigalinae	Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Macrogalidia
Paradoxurinae	Arctictis Arctogalidia †Kanuites †Kichechia Paguma Paradoxurus †Siamictis †Tugenictis
Viverrinae	Civettictis †Semigenetta Viverra Viverricula

Herpestoidea

Herpestidae	See below↓
Hyaenidae	See below↓

Feloidea

- See below↓

Herpestidae

Eupleridae

Euplerinae	Cryptoprocta Eupleres Fossa
Galidiinae	Galidia Galidictis Mungotictis Salanoia

Herpestidae

†Kichechia †Legetetia †Leptoplesictis †Ugandictis
Herpestinae	Atilax Bdeogale Cynictis Herpestes Ichneumia Paracynictis Urva Xenogale
Mungotinae	Crossarchus Dologale Helogale Liberiictis Mungos Suricata

Hyaenidae

†Percrocutidae?

Dinocrocuta
Percrocuta

†Lophocyonidae

Hyaenidae

†Allohyaena †Belbus †Metahyaena †Pliocrocuta †Tongxinictis †Werdelinus
†Ictitheriinae	Herpestides Hyaenotherium Ictitherium Lycyaena Miohyaenotherium Plioviverrops Protictitherium Thalassictis Tungurictis
Protelinae	†Gansuyaena Proteles
Hyaeninae	†Adcrocuta †Chasmaporthetes Crocuta Hyaena †Hyaenictis †Ikelohyaena †Leecyaena †Lycyaenops †Pachycrocuta †Palinhyaena Parahyaena

Feloidea

†Barbourofelidae

(See Barbourofelidae)

Prionodontidae

Felidae

†Asilifelis †Diamantofelis †Hyperailurictis †Katifelis †Namafelis †Miopanthera †Pseudaelurus †Sivaelurus †Styriofelis
†Proailurinae	Proailurus Vinayakia
Felinae	Acinonyx Catopuma Caracal Felis Herpailurus Leopardus Leptailurus †Leptofelis Lynx †Magerifelis †Miracinonyx Otocolobus Pardofelis †Pratifelis Prionailurus †Pristifelis Puma †Sivapanthera †Sivapardus †Vishnufelis
†Machairodontinae	See Machairodontinae
Pantherinae	Neofelis Panthera †Leontoceryx †Pachypanthera

Taxon identifiers
Proteles	Wikidata: Q18510844 Wikispecies: Proteles BOLD: 359711 CoL: 6XF9 EoL: 93385 GBIF: 2433501 iNaturalist: 41891 IRMNG: 1435778 ITIS: 621800 MSW: 14000688 NCBI: 9679 Open Tree of Life: 397160 Paleobiology Database: 103250

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