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South African springhare
Senin, 2026-01-12 22:05:12

The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not...

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Pedetes
Rabu, 2026-03-25 20:59:14

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

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East African springhare
Rabu, 2026-02-18 06:43:21

African springhare (Pedetes surdaster) is an African mammal found in Kenya and Tanzania that is closely related to the South African springhare. It is...

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Rodent
Rabu, 2026-06-03 08:00:18

Temporal range: Late Paleocene – recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Capybara Springhare Golden-mantled ground squirrel North American beaver House mouse Scientific...

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Pedetidae
Rabu, 2026-05-20 08:05:35

The Pedetidae are a family of rodents. The two living species, the springhares, are distributed throughout much of Southern Africa and also around Kenya...

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Castorimorpha
Selasa, 2025-06-10 22:44:05

closely related to the Anomaluromorpha (the scaly-tailed squirrels and the springhare) and Myomorpha (mouse-like rodents). Suborder Castorimorpha Superfamily...

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Aardwolf
Selasa, 2026-05-26 21:18:05

springhare, or porcupine dens, or on occasion they are crevices in rocks. They will also dig their own dens, or enlarge dens started by springhares....

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Black-footed cat
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 23:48:53

termite mounds and dense cover in unoccupied burrows of South African springhare (Pedetes capensis), aardvark (Orycteropus afer), and Cape porcupine (Hystrix...

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Anomaluromorpha
Rabu, 2026-05-13 19:41:34

Anomaluromorpha is a clade that unites the anomalures, springhares, and zenkerella. It has alternately been designated as either a suborder or infraorder...

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Bipedalism
Selasa, 2026-04-21 23:46:06

has evolved multiple times, with the macropods, kangaroo rats and mice, springhare, hopping mice, pangolins and hominin apes such as australopithecines,...

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Jerboa
Jumat, 2026-05-22 09:33:53

their large aerial phases cause them to be confused with hopping mice Springhare – a similar pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa Burton...

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List of rodents
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:01:13

Anomaluromorpha contains two families, the scaly-tailed squirrels and the springhares. Castorimorpha contains three families and includes beavers, gophers...

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Honey badger
Jumat, 2026-05-29 20:59:40

(3.5 oz) such as cobras, young African rock python and South African springhare. The study also found that males and females caught similar-sized prey...

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Kangaroo rat
Rabu, 2026-05-06 03:40:40

marsupial with a similar body plan and coloration; an example of convergence Springhare – a similar pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa Gray...

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Brown hyena
Senin, 2026-05-11 21:59:22

proportion of its diet. In the southern Kalahari Desert, species such as springhare, gemsbok, springbok lambs, Burchell's zebra, bat-eared foxes, korhaans...

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Meerkat
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:20:09

mice, Highveld gerbils, rock hyraxes, slender mongooses, South African springhares and white-tailed rats. Meerkats have a broad vocal repertoire that they...

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Martial eagle
Selasa, 2026-06-02 10:21:06

African vlei 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...

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List of mammals
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:21:46

Rodentia (rodents) Suborder Anomaluromorpha (scaly-tailed squirrels and springhares): 2 families, 9 species Suborder Castorimorpha (gophers and kangaroo...

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Side-striped jackal
Senin, 2026-05-11 22:50:00

on invertebrates during the wet season and small mammals, such as the springhare, in the dry months. It frequently scavenges from campsites and the kills...

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The Creature Cases
Senin, 2026-04-27 07:15:11

June 9, 2025 (2025-06-09) Fact File(s): Springhare Note: The Pedetes is continually referred to as the Springhare in this episode. 33 3 "The Vanished Valentine"...

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Kangaroo mouse
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:49:13

– a family of dipodid rodents native to both China and North America Springhare – a similar pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa Rat-kangaroo...

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Diatomyidae
Selasa, 2026-05-12 01:52:29

first cheek tooth. The enamel on incisors is multiserial (similar to the springhare, gundis, and Hystricognathi). The single premolar on both the upper and...

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Mammal classification
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 16:09:06

scaly-tailed flying squirrels (Africa) Family Pedetidae: (2 species) springhares or springhaas (Africa) Suborder Hystricomorpha Family Ctenodactylidae:...

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Cape fox
Sabtu, 2025-10-18 09:00:50

generally modifies an abandoned burrow of another species, such as the springhare, to its specific requirements. Cape foxes are mostly solitary, and although...

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Hopping mouse
Senin, 2025-06-02 09:31:11

marsupial with a similar body plan and coloration; an example of convergence Springhare - a similar pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa Wilson...

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Fauna of Africa
Jumat, 2026-05-15 05:38:29

African striped squirrels, gerbils, cane rats, acacia rats, Nesomyidae, springhare, mole rats, dassie rats, striped grass mice, sun squirrels, thicket rats...

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2025 in paleomammalogy
Rabu, 2026-05-20 09:38:40

Fazal, R. M.; Ni, X.-J.; Li, Q.; Qiu, Z.-D.; Yang, Y.-H. (2025). "A springhare from the Late Miocene Yuanmou Lufengpithecus site in Yunnan Province,...

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Spotted hyena
Kamis, 2026-06-04 05:15:53

observed for the most part to use the abandoned burrows of warthogs, springhares and jackals. Faeces are usually deposited 20 metres (66 feet) away from...

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Judy Guinness
Senin, 2024-10-07 19:53:08

plane crash and she remarried John Henning in 1942. She died in 1952 at Springhare Farm in Rhodesia. "Olympics Statistics: Judy Guinness". databaseolympics...

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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Rabu, 2026-05-06 11:19:12

American bullfrog Titicaca water frog Northern greater galago South African springhare Gray-handed night monkey Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Prehensile-tailed porcupine...

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Megapedetes
Selasa, 2024-10-01 18:44:12

Megapedetes is a genus of fossil rodents related to the springhare and other species of the genus Pedetes, with which it forms the family Pedetidae. At...

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Zapodidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 06:46:04

marsupial with a similar body plan and coloration; an example of convergence Springhare: a pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa  One or more of...

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Etosha National Park
Senin, 2026-06-01 21:32:52

uncommon Common genet common Common warthog common Scrub hare common Springhare common African ground squirrel very common Honey badger common Aardvark...

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Hiwegi Formation
Jumat, 2026-05-08 08:05:40

Grit/Fossil Bed Member Kibanga Member An extinct relative of modern springhares. Nonanomalurus Nonanomalurus soniae Kibanga Member An arboreal rodent...

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Hunting success
Jumat, 2026-05-22 20:27:03

arrows had a hunting success of only 5%, whereas others who hunted with springhare probe had a hunting success of 14% and yet others who used clubs and spears...

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List of mammals of South Africa
Minggu, 2026-05-31 16:43:59

Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Pedetidae (spring hares) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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Scleromochlus
Senin, 2026-06-01 08:50:40

locomotion. Studies about its gait suggest that it engaged in kangaroo- or springhare-like plantigrade hopping; however, a 2020 reassessment of Scleromochlus...

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Crowned eagle
Kamis, 2026-04-02 01:05:13

been recorded as opportunistic prey, including bats, hares (Lepus sp.), springhares (Pedetes sp.), cane rats (Thryonomys sp.), giant pouched rats (Cricetomys...

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Kafue National Park
Minggu, 2026-05-31 15:30:35

zebra, warthog, lion, serval, wild cat, hyena, jackal and, at night, springhare and porcupine. Birdlife in the village is Zambia portal Wildlife of Zambia...

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Storchipedetes
Selasa, 2025-10-28 15:33:27

habitats compared to other springhares. Fazal, Rana Mehroz; Ni, Xi-Jun; Li, Qiang; Qiu, Zhu-Ding; Yang, Yang-Heshan (2025). "A springhare from the Late Miocene...

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Zoo Tycoon 2
Kamis, 2026-06-04 11:29:28

2: Marine Mania (2006) Rock Crab N/A Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (2006) Springhare Pedetes capensis Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004) Spadefish Chaetodipterus sp. Zoo...

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Namafelis
Jumat, 2025-09-19 01:46:15

small mammals of the locality, such as the macroscelidid Myohyrax, the springhare Megapedetes, the lagomorph Australagomys and the hoatzin-relative Namibiavis...

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Hunter-Schreger band
Selasa, 2024-01-09 02:29:20

characterize the living Hystricognathi and the gundis (Ctenodactylidae) and springhares (Pedetes). There are three subtypes on the basis of the orientation of...

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Richard Leakey
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 03:50:46

adults and children, in which they tried to imitate early humans, catching springhare and small antelope by hand on the Serengeti. They drove lions and jackals...

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African hawk-eagle
Sabtu, 2025-12-13 22:51:30

hawk-eagle itself. Other large mammalian prey can include South African springhares (Pedetes capensis) and even small vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)...

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Sciuromorpha
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:30:35

Heteromyidae – pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice Pedetidae – springhares Anomaluridae – anomalures "NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND...

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Terrestrial locomotion
Kamis, 2026-03-19 01:42:58

saltation is commonly used among kangaroos and their relatives, jerboas, springhares, kangaroo rats, hopping mice, gerbils, and sportive lemurs. Certain tendons...

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Tawny eagle
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 19:37:10

in other tandem hunting raptors. Nocturnal animals such as genets and springhares have been preyed upon by tawny eagles in areas where there was no possibility...

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Southern African wildcat
Jumat, 2025-12-12 22:35:25

insects and other invertebrates. The largest recorded prey include hares, springhares and birds up to the size of guineafowl. The main threat to the survival...

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Bateleur
Minggu, 2026-02-08 04:22:11

greater and lesser cane rat (Thryonomys gregorianus) and South African springhares (Pedetes capensis) although certainly any consumption of adult Cape porcupine...

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Kultarr
Minggu, 2026-05-24 03:34:15

Hopping mouse, jerboa, jumping mouse, kangaroo mouse, kangaroo rat and springhare – rodents similar in body plan and locomotion, examples of convergence...

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Filaria martis
Jumat, 2026-02-20 20:52:07

Anderson analysed some specimens which were found in a South African springhare. In 1989, these specimens were reassigned to the species F. versterae...

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Wildlife of Zimbabwe
Jumat, 2025-10-10 22:15:35

hyena, cheetah, hippo, warthog, rock dassies, waterbuck, African wildcat, springhare, common duiker, crocodiles, baboons and monkeys. The park is also rich...

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Verreaux's eagle-owl
Rabu, 2026-06-03 19:05:14

South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) at an average adult weight of 3,040 g (6.7 lb). Avery, et al. (1985) opined that springhares may be only taken...

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Amazing Animals
Minggu, 2026-03-29 14:35:55

Place: Poo Bug 3rd Place: Potoo Bird Decorator Crab 3 Nighttime Animals Springhare 30 April 1996 After a long day with cousin Rex, Henry can't get to sleep...

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Animal locomotion
Minggu, 2026-05-24 18:00:45

locomotion is two-legged. These include the macropods, kangaroo rats and mice, springhare, hopping mice, pangolins and homininan apes. Bipedalism is rarely found...

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Upright posture
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 14:18:24

gibbons), birds, macropods (kangaroos, wallabies, pademelons and quokkas), springhares and even the frilled lizard are all capable of (at least temporarily)...

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Tsavo East National Park
Kamis, 2026-06-04 06:37:58

Rusty-spotted genet Common genet Gerenuk Giraffe African savanna hare Springhare Coke's hartebeest Hunter's hartebeest East African hedgehog Spotted hyena...

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Biofluorescence
Selasa, 2026-04-07 08:48:56

Jonathan G. (2021-02-18). "Vivid biofluorescence discovered in the nocturnal Springhare (Pedetidae)". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 4125. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11...

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List of examples of convergent evolution
Kamis, 2026-06-04 21:26:37

molars. Marsupial kangaroos and wallabies have many resemblances to the springhares, the viscachas (rodents which are also related to chinchillas), the maras...

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Klipdrif Dam
Selasa, 2025-12-23 09:08:32

Southern Hedgehog, Cape Pangolin, Honey Badger, Cape and Scrub Hare, Springhare as well as feral cats and dogs. Reptiles include Nile and Rock Monitor...

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Nata Bird Sanctuary
Selasa, 2026-02-24 09:22:47

reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), springbok, steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), springhare (Pedetes capensis), jackals, foxes, monkeys, squirrels, eland (Taurotragus...

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Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Rabu, 2026-05-20 11:39:31

Southern reedbuck Redunca arundinum Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Springhare Pedetes capensis Steenbok Raphicerus campestris Striped polecat Ictonyx...

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March Mammal Madness
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 18:50:06

Jump Jump Bengal tiger, tenrec, rock-wallaby, armadillo, impala, bharal, springhare, spinner dolphin Bengal tiger (1), spinner dolphin (3), bharal (4), armadillo...

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Pedestes
Sabtu, 2016-08-20 13:25:18

for animals: Pedestes Gray, 1842, a synonym of Pedetes Illiger, 1811 (springhares) Pedestes Watson, 1893, not Gray, 1842, replaced by Pedesta Hemming,...

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Olifantshoek
Senin, 2026-03-30 03:52:58

wildlife includes the porcupine, aardwolf, bat-eared fox, Cape fox, genet, springhare and owl. The Neylan and the Pudu hiking trails are available for exploration...

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Paranthropus robustus
Senin, 2026-05-25 09:31:35

appearance of the baboon Theropithecus oswaldi, zebras, lions, ostriches, springhares, and several grazing antelope in Member 5 indicates the predominance...

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Diamantofelis
Senin, 2025-09-29 04:42:54

animals of this faunal assemblage, such as the macroscelidid Myohyrax, the springhare Megapedetes, the lagomorph Australagomys or various birds and rodents...

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List of mammals of Namibia
Jumat, 2025-10-03 00:19:10

swinderianus LC Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Pedetidae (springhare) Genus: Pedetes South African springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)...

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Orchestes
Rabu, 2025-08-27 22:40:02

more restricted definition. The name Pedetes (normally used for the springhares) has been used as a manuscript name for this genus around 1799, but not...

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Faunia
Sabtu, 2025-05-10 01:02:06

Brown fur seal Indian flying fox Seba's short-tailed bat South African springhare Striped skunk Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Three-striped night monkey Egyptian...

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List of herbivorous animals
Kamis, 2025-11-27 13:52:27

Most Echimyids, including the nutria, hutias, and Atlantic bamboo rat Springhares The large majority of Sciuromorphs, including: Mountain beavers Ground...

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List of least concern mammals
Selasa, 2026-05-26 02:24:05

Long-eared flying mouse Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel South African springhare East African spring-hare Cameroon scaly-tail Greater naked-tailed armadillo...

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List of mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 00:07:30

mouse, Idiurus zenkeri DD Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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List of mammals of Mozambique
Rabu, 2026-03-18 22:01:06

Anomalurus derbianus LC Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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List of mammals of Zambia
Kamis, 2025-10-02 18:50:31

Anomalurops beecrofti LC Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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Florisbad Skull
Sabtu, 2025-09-27 02:56:24

large and diverse fauna. The assemblage including micro-vertebrates from springhares, rabbits, rodents and reptiles has informed researchers on the paleoenvironment...

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Jackal buzzard
Minggu, 2026-01-25 15:47:12

and goat carcasses and placenta, as well as largely road-killed hares, springhares, springboks and steenboks. Despite being often recorded at carrion, the...

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Parapliohyrax
Kamis, 2025-08-07 21:48:12

palatine bones, that can be compared to that of modern lagomorphs, the springhare Pedetes, and the early astrapothere Trigonostylops; overall, despite many...

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List of mammals of Angola
Jumat, 2025-10-03 20:58:02

Anomalurops beecrofti LC Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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List of mammals of Kenya
Rabu, 2026-05-20 05:58:55

Anomalurus derbianus LC Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes surdaster LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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Pedetes (disambiguation)
Minggu, 2025-03-23 07:13:20

primarily refers to Pedetes Illiger, 1811, the genus of the two extant springhare species. The term has also been proposed for four different genera, but...

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Handbook of the Mammals of the World
Rabu, 2025-12-17 23:04:55

Anomaluridae (anomalures). Three genera and seven species. Pedetidae (springhares). One genus and two species. Ctenodactylidae (gundis). Four genera and...

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Fauna of South Africa
Selasa, 2026-02-10 00:18:15

are found in the Eastern Cape northwards to Zimbabwe. The South African springhare is common in savanna and semiarid habitats. This animal is similar in...

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Wonderfonteinspruit
Selasa, 2024-11-05 10:44:51

well as: warthogs, vervet monkeys, rock hyrax, Cape and scrub hares, springhares, porcupines, aardvarks, pangolins, hedgehogs, ground squirrels, yellow...

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List of mammals of Zimbabwe
Kamis, 2025-10-02 13:38:46

Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes capensis LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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1934 in paleontology
Jumat, 2025-07-11 22:56:31

nov Valid Broom Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Taung South Africa A springhare. Procavia antiqua Sp. nov Valid Broom Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene...

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List of mammals of Tanzania
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 00:07:51

mouse, Idiurus macrotis LC Family: Pedetidae (spring hare) Genus: Pedetes Springhare, Pedetes surdaster LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae...

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Paleofauna of the Messel Formation
Senin, 2026-04-13 13:49:56

in bristles. Some researchers suggest it may have moved like modern springhares. Amphilemuridae Pholidocercus Pholidocercus hassiacus von Koenigswald...

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Agapornis longipes
Minggu, 2025-10-12 16:21:49

antiqua and Procavia transvaalensis, the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), a springhare belonging to the genus Pedetes, and a pangolin of the genus Manis. Cooper's...

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List of tetrapod families
Senin, 2026-05-18 22:17:57

Anomaluridae (African scaly-tailed flying squirrels) Family Pedetidae (Springhares) Suborder Castorimorpha ("Beaver-like animals") Family Castoridae (beavers)...

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Namibiocyon
Minggu, 2025-09-28 01:47:38

Orangemeryx. Other inhabitants include the macroscelidid Myohyrax, the springhare Megapedetes, the lagomorph Australagomys the diminutive aardvark Myorycteropus...

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