Claim: Megapedetes are a part of the kingdom Animalia, and the family Pedetidae (consists of two living species, the springhares, that are distributed throughout much of southern Africa).
Evidence: Kingdom: Animalia Family: Pedetidae The Pedetidae are a family of mammals from the rodent order. The two living species, the springhares, are distributed throughout much of southern Africa and also around Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.