What animal with only four extant species was the name borne by four ships of the Royal Navy
HMS Hyaena Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Hyaena" (or HMS "Hyæna"), after the Hyena, a family of carnivorous mammals. Two others were planned but either commissioned under another name or cancelled.
HMS Philomel Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Philomel", after Philomela, a figure in Greek mythology: