Springhare (Pedetes capensis)
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About Springhare (Pedetes capensis)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Rodents
- Family: Springhare
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2008
Assessor/s
Butynski, T.M.M. & De Jong, Y.
Reviewer/s
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s
Justification
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
History
- 2004Least Concern
- 1996Vulnerable(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
- 1996Vulnerable
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources