ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld ðə mɑːnhˈɑːɹdʒˈækəl ˈæfɹɪkˌɑːnz fɔːɹ "mˈeɪndʒˈækəl", tˈɜːmaɪtˈiːɾɪŋ haɪˈiːnə ænd sˈaɪvət haɪˈiːnə, bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɪts hˈæbɪt ʌv sᵻkɹˈiːɾɪŋ sˈʌbstənsᵻz fɹʌm ɪts ˈeɪnəl ɡlˈænd, ɐ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ʃˈɛɹd wɪððɪ ˈæfɹɪkən sˈaɪvət.
It is also called the maanhaar-jackal (Afrikaans for "mane-jackal"), termite-eating hyena and civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet.