Hyenas aren't genetically feline, they are "genetically" feliform. Felines are part of the Felidae family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae https://en.wik

Hyenas aren't genetically feline, they are "genetically" feliform. Felines are part of the Felidae family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae Hyenas are part of the Hyaenidae family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena Both felines and hyenas are of the Feliformia order and they share a common ancestor but that doesn't mean hyenas are felines. Hyenas are more closely related to felines than dogs, but hyenas are not felines.