Pedetes capensis

(J. R. Forster, 1778)

Southern African Springhare

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Anomaluromorphi
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. Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 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://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001845

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pedetes cafer salinae

Wroughton, 1907

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.4.3.86

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0881a97c-fabc-41f2-953d-37f9a5fd16f8

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253882

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Pedetes cafer orangiae

Wroughton, 1907

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

orangiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.5.25.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/08f92a50-b971-4389-aa93-86cce40ae7d0

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253881

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Pedetes angolae

Hinton, 1920

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

angolae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.12.19.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/581739a8-9a49-40c8-a62e-5b4a583f9150

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15687377

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Pedetes caffer damarensis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3785

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

261

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Pedetes caffer fouriei

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

fouriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8213

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

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)

Dipus capensis

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

v

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130066

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

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

Helamys cafer

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

cafer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207719

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207719) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Helamys caffer

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Pedetes cafer

Lesson, 1842

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

cafer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Pedetes caffer salinae

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

salinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Pedetes capensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Happold (2013:619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001845) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16467/115133584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

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

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Dipus caffer

(Thunberg, 1811)

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_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

A. Smith, 1826

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Cape Town

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Roberts (1913:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Pedetes typicus

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968287

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

Pedetes cafer albaniensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

albaniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)

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