New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye

Kubilay Toyran

doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994

New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye

Abstract

Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena), one of the rare mammal species in Türkiye, is categorized as “Near Threatened” (NT) by the IUCN worldwide. This species, which is mainly distributed in the Southeastern Anatolian region of Türkiye, has been on the agenda in recent years as a result of traffic accidents. This study, based on a male specimen that died as a result of being hit by a vehicle, gave the first record of the species from Bingöl province in the Eastern Anatolian region.

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Ethical Statement

The study is complied with research and publication ethics.

Thanks

I would like to thank Dr. Yakup YAPAR for providing information about the striped hyena that died as a result of being hit by a vehicle and Doğan KOÇ for providing the photographs used in the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Vertebrate Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Kubilay Toyran ^*
0000-0002-6546-0054
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

August 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 6, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 14 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA64PZ44BP

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Toyran, K. (2025). New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(4), 2610-2615. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994

AMA

1.Toyran K. New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;14(4):2610-2615. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994

Chicago

Toyran, Kubilay. 2025. “New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena Hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14 (4): 2610-15. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994.

EndNote

Toyran K (December 1, 2025) New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14 4 2610–2615.

IEEE

[1]K. Toyran, “New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye”, Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 2610–2615, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994.

ISNAD

Toyran, Kubilay. “New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena Hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 14/4 (December 1, 2025): 2610-2615. https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994.

JAMA

1.Toyran K. New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;14:2610–2615.

MLA

Toyran, Kubilay. “New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena Hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye”. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 4, Dec. 2025, pp. 2610-5, doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994.

Vancouver

1.Kubilay Toyran. New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;14(4):2610-5. doi:10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994