South African Spring Hare
Pedetes capensis
Also known as: Southern African Springhaas, Spring Hare, South African Springhare, Southern African Springhare, Springhaas
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Nocturnal
Size
3.2 kg
LCMammaliaRodentiaPedetidae
Seasonal Activity
385 sightings · 2001–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Pedetidae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Body mass
- 3.2 kg
Photo
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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Occurrence data from GBIF.