LOL PENNYLICK. Wtf.
I'll give you clues Phil...
It's a species of hyena. So you were half there.
It's small.
It's found in Africa.
It's the only species of hyena which doesn't have the word "hyena" in it's common name.
Unlike all other hyenas, it doesn't hunt large prey, but is predominately an insectivore.
It's name is a combination of two other animals with which it has things in common. The first part is to do with it's diet, the second it's appearance.
If you don't know it now, you never will.