Pedetes, English name Springhare.

Pedetes, the English name Springhare, includes two species of South African jumping rabbits (P. capensis) and East African jumping rabbits (P. surdaster). They are bipedal mammals unique to Africa and look a little like a mixture of rabbits and kangaroos. Despite being named "Rabbit", the jumping rabbit is actually a rodent, that is to say, it is essentially a "rat", but because the name "jumping rat" has been given to members of the Dipodidae family.（Web LinksWe have to continue the imprecise translation of "jumping rabbit". In taxonomy, jumping rabbits are a family of jumping rabbits. They are the only surviving genus in this evolutionary branch. The similarity with jumping rats is the result of convergent evolution.
In terms of body structure, the biggest difference between jumping rabbit and jumping rat is probably the forelimb. In order to make it easy to dig holes to avoid predators, jumping rabbit’s forepaws are highly developed and can dig quickly, while jumping rat’s forelimbs are not much different from ordinary rats. Both have strong muscles in their hind legs, because they are larger (jumping rabbits can weigh up to 3 kilograms, which can be called big rodents). The jumping distance of jumping rabbits is better than that of jumping rats, and they can often jump more than 2 meters in a single jump. Despite the two self-preservation abilities of digging holes to escape and jumping to escape, there are many things that nature can prey on jumping rabbits. Large predatory Raptors such as agile cats and carvings are natural enemies of jumping rabbits. Wise men with long-range means of attack, including European and American hunters who come to Africa for hunting tours and Bushmans, the Aboriginal people of South Africa, are also frequent. Rabbits are hunted as food. Fortunately, there are still a large number of them and their living conditions are not in danger.