Hyaena brunnea waa magac cilmiyaysan oo loo bixiyay waraabaha buniga ah, kaas oo ah nooc ka mid ah waraabaha laga helo Koonfurta Afrika. Erayga “Waraabaha” waa higaad kale oo ah “Waraabaha” oo ah naasleyda hilibleyda ah ee ku caan baxay qaylo-dhaanta qosolka oo kale ah. "Brunnea" waxaa loola jeedaa midabka brown ee xayawaanka. Sidaa darteed, macnaha qaamuuska ee ereyga "hyaena brunnea" wuxuu noqon lahaa magaca cilmiyeed ee waraabaha buniga ah.