This rabbit was the sole representative of the genus Nesolagus until the Annamite striped rabbit was described in 2000. 展开

The Sumatran striped rabbit weighs 1.5 kg and is between 368 and 417 mm in total length, with a tail 17 mm long, skull length of 67–74 mm, hind foot length of 67–87 mm, and ear length of 34–45 mm. It has black or dark bro… 展开

As the species is rare, nocturnal and found only in remote forests, little is known about it. The local people do not have a name for the Sumatran rabbit because they are not aware that the species even exists. Indeed, the vernacular te… 展开

This species is said to be endemic and is native to the Barisan Mountains in northwest Sumatra, Indonesia. It has also been found in west and southwest Sumatra, and there is one record from Gunung Leuser National Park. … 展开

The forests which the species inhabits are being cleared more and more for timber, tea and coffee plantations, and human inhabitation. 展开

Following a sighting in 1972, the Sumatran striped rabbit went unreported until an individual rabbit was photographed in 2000. Since then there have been three reports of this species, all from the Bukit Barisan Selatan Nationa… 展开