Definition of Springhare. Meaning of Springhare. Synonyms of Springhare

- 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...
- The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not...
- 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...
- closely related to the Anomaluromorpha (the scaly-tailed squirrels and the springhare) and Myomorpha (mouse-like rodents). Suborder Castorimorpha Superfamily...
- family of mammals from the rodent order. The two living species, the springhares, are distributed throughout much of southern Africa and also around Kenya...
- their large aerial phases cause them to be confused with hopping mice Springhare – a similar pedetid rodent native to southern and eastern Africa Burton...
- Anomaluromorpha Family Anomaluridae: scaly-tailed squirrels Family Pedetidae: springhares Family Zenkerellidae: Cameroon scaly-tail Suborder Castorimorpha Superfamily...
- termite mounds and dense cover in unoccupied burrows of South African springhare (Pedetes capensis), aardvark (Orycteropus afer), and Cape porcupine (Hystrix...
- Anomaluromorpha is a clade that unites the anomalures, springhares, and zenkerella. It has alternately been designated as either a suborder or infraorder...
- small proportion of their diet: in the southern Kalahari, species such as springhare, springbok lambs, bat-eared foxes and korhaans constitute only 4.2% of...