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Genus of rodents

For other uses, seePedetes (disambiguation).

Springhare Temporal range: Middle Pliocene to Recent^[1]^[2]3.85–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

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 Forster, 1778
Species
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Pedetes is agenus ofrodent, thespringhares, in the familyPedetidae.^[3] Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.

Species

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A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genusPedetes. They include:

South African springhare orspringhaas (Pedetes capensis)
East African springhare (Pedetes surdaster)
Pedetes laetoliensis(Davies, 1987) (Pliocene fossil)^[4]

Throughout the 20th century, the living species (and occasionally the prehistoric one) were merged intoP. capensis, making the genusmonotypic.^[5]^[6]

Ecology

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These rodents are generallynocturnal and sleep through the day in burrows they dig. They feed on foliage, roots and other vegetable matter, and occasionallyarthropods. Outside the burrow they usually move around by hopping on their hind legs.

When only one springhare species was recognized, it was listed as vulnerable by theIUCN in 1996 due to an approximately 20% decrease in the population over the previous ten years. This has been caused by intense hunting and the loss of habitat. However, the negative trend has not persisted, and both species are now listed as Species of Least Concern. The coat of these rodents is known to glow a fluorescent color when viewed under black light.^[7]

Vocalisations

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This rodent has a range of vocalizations at its disposal. They can grunt and bleat. They also have a piping contact call.^[8]

References

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^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. Retrieved17 December 2021.
^Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore:Johns Hopkins University Press.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.
^Fossil Pedetidae (Rodentia) from Laetoli. Leakey, M.D.; Harris, J.M.[Eds]. Laetoli. A Pliocene site in northern Tanzania., Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York etc., 1987: i-xxii, 1-561. Chapter pagination: 171-190. [Zoological Record Volume 124]
^Matthee, C. A. & Robinson, T. J. (1997). "Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography and comparative cytogenetics of the springhare,Pedetes capensis (Mammalia: Rodentia)".Journal of Mammalian Evolution.4 (1):53–73.doi:10.1023/A:1027331727034.S2CID 27652899.
^Matthee, C. A. & Robinson, T. J. (1997)."Molecular phylogeny of the springhare,Pedetes capensis, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences".Molecular Biology and Evolution.14 (1):20–29.doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025698.PMID 9000750.
^Giaimo, Cara (18 February 2021)."TrilobitesMeet the Newest Member of the Fluorescent Mammal ClubThe springhare — whose coat glows a patchy pinkish-orange under UV light — joins the platypus and other mammals with this perplexing trait.By Cara Giaimo".The New York Times. Retrieved2021-02-18.
^Kingdon, Jonathan (2015).The Kingdon field guide to African mammals (Second ed.). London.ISBN 978-1-4729-2531-2.OCLC 907676449.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

v t e Species of familyPedetidae
Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Rodentia Suborder:Anomaluromorpha
†Megapedetes	†M. aegaeus †M. gariepensis †M. pentadactylus †M. pickfordi
Pedetes	South African springhare (P. capensis) †P. laetoliensis East African springhare (P. surdaster)

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Pedetes

Species

Ecology

Vocalisations

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References

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