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A large, tunneling rodent (Pedetes capensis) indigenous to southeast Africa, approximately 40 cm. (16 in.) long and notable for its leaping ability and physical resemblance to a miniature kangaroo.
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Springhare — Taxobox name = Springhare status = LC status system = iucn3.1 trend = unknown fossil range = Early Pliocene Recent image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia subordo = Anomaluromorpha familia =… … Wikipedia
springhare — pėdūnas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pedetes cafer angl. Cape springhaas; Cape springhaase; jumping hare; springhaas; springhaase; springhare vok. südafrikanischer Springhase; Springhase rus.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
springhare — /spring hair /, n. a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears. Also called jumping hare, springhaas /spring hahs /. [1815 25; trans. of Afrik springhaas; see SPRING … Universalium
springhare — South African jumping hare Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
springhare — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: part translation of Afrikaans springhaas more at springhaas : jumping hare … Useful english dictionary
Anomaluromorpha — Taxobox name = Anomaluromorpha fossil range = Late Eocene Recent image width = 200px image caption = Pedetes capensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Eutheria ordo = Rodentia subordo = Anomaluromorpha subordo… … Wikipedia
Bipedalism — Bipedality redirects here. For the film, see Bipedality (film). An ostrich, one of the fastest of living bipeds … Wikipedia
Diatomyidae — Temporal range: 32.5–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Megapedetes — Temporal range: Miocene to Pliocene Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class … Wikipedia
Aardwolf — taxobox name = Aardwolf fossil range = Pleistocene Recent status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Hyaena Specialist Group|year=1996|id=18372|title=Proteles cristatus|downloaded=12 May 2006] image width = 300px… … Wikipedia
