Pedetidae (Springhares)

Family

Springhares

Pedetidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Springhare
LC

Springhare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pedetes capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
East African Spring-hare
LC

East African Spring-hare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

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
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Springhares

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~20%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
~10%
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%