What is "pedetes caffer"

Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zo["o]l.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. Dipus [AE]gyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail. [Written also gerboa.]

Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope.

Jerboa kangaroo (Zo["o]l.), small Australian kangaroo ( Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common hare.

Jumping \Jump"ing\, p.

1. & v

2. n. of Jump, to leap.

   Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth ( Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about.

   Jumping deer (Zo["o]l.), a South African rodent ( Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa.

   Jumping louse (Zo["o]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several of which are injurious to fruit trees.

   Jumping mouse (Zo["o]l.), North American mouse ( Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse.

   Jumping mullet (Zo["o]l.), gray mullet.

   Jumping shrew (Zo["o]l.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.

   Jumping spider (Zo["o]l.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.