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Pedetes (springhaas)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Pedetidae

Taxonomy
Pedetes was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant. Its type is Yerbua capensis.

It was assigned to Macropoda by Illiger (1811); to Pedestina by Gray (1825); and to Pedetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. surdaster

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Pedetes Illiger p. 81
1825Pedestes Gray p. 341
1997Pedetes McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyPedetidaeGray 1825
genusPedetes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pedetes Illiger 1811 [springhaas]
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Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 [East African springhare]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available