Pedetes capensis

(J. R. Forster, 1778)

Southern African Springhare

Side view, hind feet and tail on ground, night. Also as South African Spring Hare, Southern African Springhaas.
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Location:Botswana, Ngamiland, Moremi National ParkDate taken:Sep 11, 2005Description:Side view, hind feet and tail on ground, night. Also as South African Spring Hare, Southern African Springhaas.

Distribution :

South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, S Dem. Rep. Congo.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1643

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Anomaluromorphi
Superfamily : Pedetoidea
Family : Pedetidae
Genus : Pedetes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Forster, J.R. 1778. Beskrifning på Djuret YERBUA Capensis, med Anmårkningar om Genus Yerbuæ. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar (1)39:108-119.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46729116

Original name as described

Yerbua Capensis

Other common names

South African Spring Hare · Southern African Springhaas

Type locality

close to Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola · Zambia · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · Mozambique · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001845

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 26 names and synonyms.

Yerbua Capensis

(J. R. Forster, 1778)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46729116

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gray (1843:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)

Mus cafer

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

cafer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494915

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Gray (1821:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Jerboa capensis

(J. F. Miller, 1782)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649834

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Miller (1782:pl. 31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67543)

Dipus Capensis

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Fischer (1814:v, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Dipus Cafer

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

cafer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230079

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
Gmelin (1788:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
Turton (1802:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Wolf (1808:564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)
Goldfuss (1809:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Muirhead (1819:433, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.22181513?urlappend=%3Bseq=465%3Bownerid=13510798903842610-469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
Wagler (1830:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)

Mus caffer

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637222

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Gray (1843:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)

Jaculus Capensis

(Treviranus, 1803)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028210

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Treviranus (1803:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)

Dipus caffer

(Thunberg, 1811)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

309

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767803

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

Thunberg (1811:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)

Pedetes Caffer

Illiger, 1815

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080933

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
Smith (1826:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36081)
Smuts (1832:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
Burmeister (1837:808, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72421)
Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Fitzinger (1867:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)
Noack (1887:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10356288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67855)
Bocage (1890:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
Matschie (1895:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
Trouessart (1897:395, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53434937) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59284)
Trouessart (1904:496, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Roberts (1913:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
Broom (1934:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39201)

Pedetes cafer

F. S. Voigt, 1819

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

cafer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Voigt (1819:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
Goldfuss (1820:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41309)
Lesson (1842:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Thomas & Schwann (1906:590, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27129)
Allen & Loveridge (1927:438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)
Thomas (1929:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
Shortridge (1934:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Allen (1939:438, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Hill & Carter (1941:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
Shortridge (1942:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888983) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
Roberts (1946:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

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