Springhare

Pedetes capensis · Pedetidae

The South African springhare is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare. It is one of two extant species in the genus Pedetes, and is native to southern Africa.

Where the Springhare lives

Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe (Africa).

Most records fall in Northern Cape, Kweneng, Limpopo, North-West, Central and Eastern Cape.

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Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 855 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.