there was a Pliocene species, Crocuta honanensis, The holotype of Crocuta sivalensis from the Indian subcontinent has been determined to be a specimen of Pliocrocuta and unrelated to Crocuta proper and thus this species is invalid, though Crocuta proper is indeed recognised from the Early Pleistocene Swalik Hills of the northern Indian subcontinent.

A 2022 review of the genus recognised 7 extinct species in addition to living spotted hyena, with African species