Southern Springhare (Pedetes capensis)

Southern Springhare, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare. It is one of two extant species in the genus Pedetes, and is native to southern Africa. Formerly, the genus was considered monotypic and the East African springhare (P. surdaster) was included in P. capensis.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Southern Springhare being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Orientallactaga sibirica
Vulpes zerda
Orycteropus afer

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Pedetidae
Genus: Pedetes
Species: Pedetes capensis

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