Sumatran Striped Rabbit
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The Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), also known as the Sumatra Short-eared Rabbit or Sumatran Rabbit, is a rabbit found only in forest in the Barisan Mountains in western Sumatra, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss from forest clearance. Very few specimens have ever been found, often decades apart. One captive rabbit died in a very short time. This rabbit was the sole representative of the genus Nesolagus until another species was discovered in the Annamite Mountains between Laos and Vietnam. This new rabbit was given the name Annamite Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi. It lives in forests at altitudes of 600-1400 metres. It is usually about 40 cm (1 ft, 4 in) long. It is gray with brown stripes, with a red tail and rump, and the underside is white. It is nocturnal, and rests in the burrows of other animals. It usually eats the stalk and leaves of understory plants, but captive rabbits ate grain, and tropical fruits.[3]
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- ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 205. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Nesolagus netscheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-05. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2abcde, C2a v2.3)
- ^ Gorog, A. 1999. "Nesolagus netscheri" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed February 17, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Nesolagus_netscheri.html
