Family

Springhares

Pedetidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyPedetidae (Springhares)

Species in this group

Pedetes capensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pedetes surdaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Springhares

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 2	~20%
	Springhare			~20%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Springhare			~10%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	East African Spring-hare			~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Springhare			~10%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Springhare			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Racine Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Bergen County Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Springhares

Species in this group

Springhare

East African Spring-hare

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Springhares

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found