Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to Recent[1][2]3.85–0 Ma
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South African springhare (P. capensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Pedetidae
Genus:
Pedetes Illiger, 1811
Type species
Yerbua capensis
Species
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Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae.[3] Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.
^McKenna, M.C. and Bell, S.K. 1997. Classification of Mammals: Above the species level. New York: Columbia University Press, 631 pp. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6 (p. 185)
^"Fossilworks: Pedetes". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
the genus Pedetes. They include: South African springhare or springhaas (Pedetes capensis) East African springhare (Pedetes surdaster) Pedetes laetoliensis...
The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not...
manson-bahri n.sp., from the Spring-hare, Pedetes surdaster larvalis, with a Note on its Development in Fleas Pedetes surdaster (East African Spring-hare)...
insignis - Cameroon scaly-tailed squirrel Genus PedetesPedetes capensis - South African springhare Pedetes surdaster - East African springhare Genus Aplodontia...
Laotian rock rat. Family Pedetidae Genus Pedetes South African springhare, P. capensis †Pedetes gracilis †Pedetes hagenstadti East African springhare, P...
Temporal range: Late Eocene to recent 40–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Pedetes capensis Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia...
rat (Otomys irroratus) to the 3.04 kg (6.7 lb) South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) and the 4 kg (8.8 lb) greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)...
lesser cane rat (Thryonomys gregorianus) and South African springhares (Pedetes capensis) although certainly any consumption of adult Cape porcupine (Hystrix...
Rhynchaenus, which is now used with a more restricted definition. The name Pedetes (normally used for the springhares) has been used as a manuscript name...
scaly-tailed squirrel Genus Idiurus - flying mouse Family Pedetidae Genus Pedetes Family Zenkerellidae Genus Zenkerella - Cameroon scaly-tail Family Castoridae...
two obsolete genus names for animals: Pedestes Gray, 1842, a synonym of Pedetes Illiger, 1811 (springhares) Pedestes Watson, 1893, not Gray, 1842, replaced...
bones, that can be compared to that of modern lagomorphs, the springhare Pedetes, and the early astrapothere Trigonostylops; overall, despite many similarities...
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