Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. [3] Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.

The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare. It is one of two extant …

The East African springhare (Pedetes surdaster) is an African mammal found in Kenya and Tanzania that is closely related to the South African springhare. It is a member of the …

Pedetes capensis is the only living genus and species of the family Pedetidae. Contributors Adria Jackson (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Phil Myers (editor), Museum of Zoology, …

spring hare, (Pedetes capensis), a bipedal grazing rodent indigenous to Africa. About the size of a rabbit, the spring hare more closely resembles a giant jerboa in having a short round head, a …

The meaning of PEDETES is a genus (the type and sole recent representative of the family Pedetidae) of rodents that consists of the jumping hare.

The extinct genus Pedetes lived in Africa during the Early Pliocene Epoch, probably in habitats similar to those occupied by the living species.

The East African springhare (Pedetes surdaster), is not closely related to the hare, which is a lagomorph, but is a member of the Pedetidae, a rodent family.

Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.

These an­i­mals, which weigh up to about 4 kg, have enor­mously en­larged hind feet and a long, heavy tail. They are ric­o­chetal, mov­ing by hop­ping in the same man­ner as kan­ga­roos when …