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title: "Postrzałka kafryjska"
description: "Pedetes capensis — Ssaki. The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-springhare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Postrzałka kafryjska

> Pedetes capensis — Ssaki. The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent.

- Scientific name: *Pedetes capensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 505
- Wikidata: [Q732890](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732890)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45929](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45929)

## Names

- en: Southern Springhare
- de: Springhase
- es: Liebre Saltarina
- fr: Lièvre Sauteur du Sud
- nl: Springhaas
- pl: Postrzałka kafryjska

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (255), BW (67), NA (32), ZW (13)

## Summary

The South African springhare (Pedetes capensis) (Afrikaans: springhaas) is a medium-sized terrestrial and burrowing rodent. Despite the name, it is not a hare. It is one of two extant species in the genus Pedetes, and is native to southern Africa. Formerly, the genus was considered monotypic and the East African springhare (P. surdaster) was included in P. capensis.
Springhares live throughout semi-arid areas in southern Africa, preferentially in sandy plains and pans with short grasses. In agricultural areas, springhares can be considered a pest due to their destructive feeding on crops. However, they are not currently…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_springhare

## Photo

![Postrzałka kafryjska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-springhare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49720780

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-springhare?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).