The aarwolf (Proteles cristatus) is a small insectivorous hyena-like mammal, native to Eastern and Southern Africa. The name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans/Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar-jackal" and "protelid". Unlike other hyenas (subfamily Hyaeninae), the diet of the aardwolf almost completely consists of termites, other insect larvae and carrion.