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The Springhare (Pedetes capensis), or Springhaas, is not actually a hare, but a member of the order Rodentia; it is the only species in its family Pedetidae and in the genus Pedetes. Synonyms are P. caffer or P. cafer. The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5. ...
Image File history File links Springhaas specimen at Field Museum of Natural History,Chicago. ...
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ...
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Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Subclasses Subclass Allotheria* Order Docodonta (extinct) Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata Subclass Theria Infraclass Trituberculata (extinct) Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of...
Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ...
Families Anomaluridae â Parapedetidae Pedetidae Anomaluromorpha is the name given to a clade that unites the anomalures with the springhare. ...
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Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (November 19, 1775 - May 1813) was a German entomologist who also worked on birds and mammals. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
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Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ...
The Springhare resembles a small kangaroo (though unrelated) with well-developed hind legs, which allows it to leap over 2 meters in a single bound. It is for this ability which it gets its name. This animal grows to be around 35–45 cm in length excluding its long tail, and weighs an average of 3 kg. The tail adds to another 36–47 cm in length. The colour of this mammal varies from a reddish-brown to a pale grey, with a black tip on the tail. The Springhare lives only in south-eastern Africa, feeding on plant matter and even occasionally insects. They have four toes on their hind feet with claws that look like small hoofs; these are wider than those found on the forefeet. They have a thick muscular neck supporting their short head. They also have large eyes, and their ears have a tragus that prevents sand from entering when they are digging. Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ...
A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
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In front of the concha, and projecting backward over the meatus, is a small pointed eminence, the tragus, so called from its being generally covered on its under surface with a tuft of hair, resembling a goatâs beard. ...
Springhares are mostly nocturnal but are occasionally active in the day. During the daytime, they live in tunnels that they dig. They plug the entrance of the hole with soil from the inside of the tunnel. It is easier for them to dig during the rainy season when the soil is wet. Sometimes they leap out of their burrows when they come out at night. The Springhare jumps like a kangaroo on its hind legs, retreating to its burrow when frightened. A bat illustrating nocturnal features. ...
It has been found that a pair of Springhares may occupy many different burrows on different days. They tend to make three burrows together in a circular shape. These burrows are mostly found near the largest tree or bush within their home range. The Springhare's home range is within 25 to 250 meters of its burrow. It may expand its area during a drought. Home range is a concept that can be traced back to a publication in 1943 by W. H. Burt,[1] who constructed maps delineating the spatial extent or outside boundary of an animals movement during the course of its everyday activities. ...
The Springhare was listed as vulnerable by the IUCN in 1996 due to an approximately 20% decrease in the population over the last ten years. This has been caused by intense hunting and the loss of habitat. In 2001 their status was reclassified to least concern (LC). The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
References The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ...
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
External link | Sciuromorpha: †Allomyidae | Aplodontiidae | †Mylagaulidae | †Reithroparamyidae | Sciuridae | Gliridae Suborders Sciuromorpha Castorimorpha Myomorpha Anomaluromorpha Hystricomorpha Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents. ...
Infraorders Anomaluromorpha Castorimorpha Ctenodactylomorpha Geomorpha Glirimorpha Myodonta Sciurida Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. ...
Binomial name Aplodontia rufa Richardson, 1829 The Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a rodent unrelated to beavers and that is not usually found in mountainous areas. ...
Genera Many: see text. ...
Subfamilies and Genera Graphiurinae Graphiurus Leithiinae Dryomys Eliomys Hypnomys Myomimus Selevinia Myoxinae Glirulus Muscardinus Glis Dormice are Old World mammals in the family Gliridae, part of the rodent (Rodentia) order. ...
| | Castorimorpha: †Eutypomyidae | Castoridae | †Rhizospalacidae | †Eomyidae | †Heliscomyidae | †Mojavemyidae | Heteromyidae | Geomyidae Genera â Eocastoroides â Steneofiber â Neatocastor â Asiacastor â Youngofiber â Trogontherium â Eucastor â Schreuderia â Dipoides â Boreofiber â Romanocastor â Zamolxifiber â Procastoroides â Castoroides â Paradipoides â Agnotocastor â Capacikala â Pseudopalaeocastor â Fossorcastor â Euhapsis â Propalaeocastor â Palaeomys â Palaeocastor â Hystricops Castor The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beaver and their fossil relatives. ...
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Genera â Eocastoroides â Steneofiber â Neatocastor â Asiacastor â Youngofiber â Trogontherium â Eucastor â Schreuderia â Dipoides â Boreofiber â Romanocastor â Zamolxifiber â Procastoroides â Castoroides â Paradipoides â Agnotocastor â Capacikala â Pseudopalaeocastor â Fossorcastor â Euhapsis â Propalaeocastor â Palaeomys â Palaeocastor â Hystricops Castor The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beaver and their fossil relatives. ...
Rhizospalax is a genus of extinct rodent from Europe thought to be distantly related to modern beavers. ...
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SubFamilies Dipodomyinae Heteromyinae Perognathinae Most Heteromyidae live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and extend down as far as northern South America. ...
Genera Cratogeomys Geomys Orthogeomys Pappogeomys Thomomys Zygogeomys The pocket gophers are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. ...
| | Myomorpha: †Armintomidae | Dipodidae | †Anomalomyidae | †Simimyidae | Platacanthomyidae | Spalacidae | Calomyscidae | Nesomyidae | Cricetidae | Muridae Suborder Myomorpha contains nearly a quarter of all mammal species. ...
Armintomys was a genus of extinct rodent from North America related to jerboas and jumping mice. ...
Genera 10 genera in 5 subfamilies Jerboas are the members of the family Dipodidae; they are small jumping desert rodents of Asia and northern Africa that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. ...
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Genera see text Platacanthomyinae is the only subfamily in the family Platacanthomyidae. ...
Subfamilies see text Spalacidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ...
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Subfamilies see text Nesomyidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ...
Subfamilies Arvicolinae Cricetinae Neotominae Sigmodontinae Tylomyinae Valid name: Muridae Illiger, 1815 [1] Cricetidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ...
Subfamilies Deomyinae Gerbillinae Lophiomyinae Murinae Muridae is the largest family of mammals. ...
| | Anomaluromorpha: Anomaluridae | †Parapedetidae | Pedetidae Families Anomaluridae â Parapedetidae Pedetidae Anomaluromorpha is the name given to a clade that unites the anomalures with the springhare. ...
Genera Anomalurus, Idiurus, Zenkerella The Anomaluridae or scaly-tailed flying squirrels are a family of rodents found in central Africa. ...
| | Hystricomorpha: †Tamquammyidae | Ctenodactylidae | Diatomyidae | †Yuomyidae | †Chapattimyidae | †Tsaganomyidae | †"Baluchimyinae" | †Bathyergoididae | Bathyergidae | Hystricidae | †Myophiomyidae | †Diamantomyidae | †Phiomyidae | †Kenyamyidae | Petromuridae | Thryonomyidae | Erethizontidae | Chinchillidae | Dinomyidae | Caviidae | Dasyproctidae | †Eocardiidae | Cuniculidae | Ctenomyidae | Octodontidae | †Neoepiblemidae | Abrocomidae | Echimyidae | Myocastoridae | Capromyidae | †Heptaxodontidae Families Ctenodactylidae â Tammquammyidae â Diatomyidae â Yuomyidae â Chapattimyidae â Tsaganomyidae Laonastidae â Baluchimyinae Hystricidae â Myophiomyidae â Diamantomyidae â Phiomyidae â Kenyamyidae Petromuridae Thryonomyidae Bathyergidae â Bathyergoididae Erethizontidae Dasyproctidae Agoutidae â Eocardiidae Dinomyidae Caviidae Hydrochaeridae Octodontidae Ctenomyidae Echimyidae Myocastoridae Capromyidae â Heptaxodontidae Chinchillidae â Neoepiblemidae Abrocomidae Skull of a capybara showing the enlarged infraorbital canal present in most members of the Hystricomorpha. ...
Genera Ctenodactylus Felovia Massoutiera Pectinator Gundis (family Ctenodactylidae) are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa. ...
Genera Laonastes â Diatomys â Fallomus â Willmus Diatomyidae is a family of hystricomorphous, sciurognathous rodents found in Asia. ...
Tsaganomys is an extinct genus of rodents from Asia. ...
Bathyergoides is an extinct genus of rodent from Africa thought to be related to the modern blesmols. ...
Genera Georychus Cryptomys Heliophobius Bathyergus Heterocephalus The blesmols, also known as mole rats, or African mole-rats, are burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae. ...
Genera Atherurus Hystrix Thecurus Trichys The Old World porcupines are large representatives of the terrestrial rodent mammals, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. ...
Subfamilies â Myophiomyinae â Phiocricetomyinae The Myophiomyids are an extinct form of Old World hystricognath. ...
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The Phiomyidae are an extinct family of rodents from Africa and Eurasia. ...
The Kenyamyidae are an extinct family of rodents from Africa. ...
Binomial name Petromus typicus A. Smith, 1831 The Dassie Rat, Petromus typicus, is an African rodent found among rocky outcroppings. ...
Species Thryonomys gregorianus (Lesser Cane Rat) Thryonomys swinderianus (Greater Cane Rat) The genus Thryonomys, also know as cane rats, is a genus of rodent found in Africa south of the Sahara. ...
Genera Coendou Sphiggurus Erethizon Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. ...
Genera Chinchilla Lagidium Lagostomus Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, nocturnal mammals native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. ...
The pacarana (Dinomys branickii) is a rare and slow-moving South American rodent found only in tropical forests of the western Amazon River basin and adjacent foothills of the Andes Mountains from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western Bolivia. ...
Subfamilies Caviinae Dolichotinae The Cavy (family Caviidae) is divided in two subfamilies: Subfamily Caviinae: cavies and guinea pigs Genus Cavia, this genus is especially called cavy. ...
Genera Dasyprocta Myoprocta Agouti The Dasyproctidae are a family of South American rodents, comprising three genera. ...
The Eocardiidae are an extinct family of caviomorph rodents from South America. ...
Species Agouti paca Agouti taczanowskii Species Paca, Agouti paca Mountain Paca, Agouti taczanowskii Categories: Stub | Rodents ...
The tuco-tucos are members of a group of rodents that belong to the family Ctenomyidae. ...
Genera Octodon Octodontomys Octomys Spalacopus Aconaemys Pipanacoctomys Salinoctomys Tympanoctomys The Octodontidae are a family of South American rodents. ...
The Neoepiblemidae are an extinct family of rodents from South America. ...
Genera Abrocoma Cuscomys â Protabrocoma Chinchilla rats are members of the family Abrocomidae. ...
Genera â Cercomys â Maruchito â Paulacoutomys â Willidewu â Adelphomys â Deseadomys â Paradelphomys â Stichomys â Xylechimys Dactylomys Kannabateomys Olallamys â Boromys â Brotomys â Heteropsomys â Puertoricomys â Acarechimys â Chasichimys â Eumysops Lonchothrix Mesomys â Palaeoechimys â Pampamys â Pattersomys â Protacaremys â Protadelphomys â Sallamys Proechimys Thrichomys Trinomys Carterodon Clyomys Euryzygomatomys Callistomys Diplomys Echimys Isothrix Makalata Pattonomys Phyllomys Santamartamys The spiny rats are a group of hystricognath...
Binomial name Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) The coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus) is a large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent native to South America, but now also present in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. ...
Genera Capromys Geocapromys â Hexolobodon Isolobodon Mesocapromys Mysateles Plagiodontia Rhizoplagiodontia Hutias are cavy-like rodents that inhabits the Caribbean Islands. ...
Genera Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemsia The giant hutias are an extinct group of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material in the West Indies. ...
| | Prehistoric rodents (incertae sedis): †Eurymylidae | †Cocomyidae | †Alagomyidae | †Ivanantoniidae | †Laredomyidae | †Ischyromyidae | †Theridomyidae | †Protoptychidae | †Zegdoumyidae | †Sciuravidae | †Cylindrodontidae Genera â Gomphos â Zagmys â Nikolomylus â Aktashmys â Asiaparamys â Kazygurtia â Eomylus â Eurymylus â Amar â Rhombomylus â Decipomys â Khaychina Eurymylidae is a family of extinct simplicidentates. ...
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