Pedetes surdaster

O. Thomas, 1902

East 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

Thomas, O. 1902-06-01. The Lycaon and Pedetes of British East Africa, and a new gerbille from N. Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)9(54):438-442.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331729

Original name as described

Pedetes surdaster

Other common names

East African Springhaas · East African Spring Hare

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.4.5.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb8bf346-395f-42f6-adff-075b39250b44

Type locality

"Morendat, mile 365 of Uganda Railway, British East Africa [= Naivasha Province, Kenya]. Altitude 2000 m."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001846

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pedetes surdaster

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

surdaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.4.5.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bb8bf346-395f-42f6-adff-075b39250b44

Authority page

440

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331729

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Dieterlen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9696)
  2. Happold (2013:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136621) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136621/115210504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pedetes cafer taborae

G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

taborae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:23080

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:23080

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

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

Pedetes surdaster larvalis

Hollister, 1918

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

larvalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:163304

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fab32ff0-a09a-4c25-a33f-25ceb6b86896

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29836455

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Pedetes surdaster currax

Hollister, 1918

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

currax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181762

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/313f7f90c-c490-4585-82b3-a90057542d47

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29836456

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Pedetes cafer dentatus

G. S. Miller, 1927

Family

Pedetidae

Root name

dentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:251879

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e6a7f78f-4360-495a-bdaf-78c92c29374a

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34550803

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

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