Pedetes

Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.

Species
A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genus Pedetes. They include:

Species
A number of species both extant and extinct are classified in the genus Pedetes. They include:
 * South African Springhare or springhaas (Pedetes capensis)
 * East African Springhare (Pedetes surdaster)
 * Pedetes laetoliensis (Davies, 1987) (fossil)

Throughout the 20th century, the living species (and occasionally the prehistoric one) were merged into P. capensis, making the genus monotypic.