PEDETIDAE, Gray, 1825

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Pedetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 280-287 : 280

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6617642
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6617559
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E484E37-5257-FFD9-0074-FDFD49FD50E5
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	PEDETIDAE
status

Treatment

Family PEDETIDAE View in CoL

(SPRINGHARES)

• Large, saltatorial, bipedal rodent, with big eyes, elongated and foldable pinnae, ungrooved incisors, short forelimbs, large and powerful hindlimbs, and long furry tail.

• 70-90 cm. View Figure

• Afrotropical Region. View Figure

Arid and semiarid flat and open savannas.

1 genus, 2 species, 2 taxa.

No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.