Sumatran Stripped Rabbit or Nesolagus netscheri is recorded as the most scarce and distinctive rabbit in the world. It is threatened due to habitat loss, The International Union for Conservation of Nature has established the species as vulnerable.
This Sumatran rabbit lives in a very isolated area, only found in forest in Barisan mountains, Sumatra. Due to its isolated habitation, it is difficult to learn about its habitual life. In fact, the local people don’t notice its existence.
Based on the lack of information, it is known that this rabbit is nocturnal. They hide in the burrows dug by other animals in the day time. So far, no evidence has been collected that they dig their own.
The Sumatran Striped Rabbit 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 has a thick and soft fur, and weight roughly 1,5 Kg with a smaller ear. It usually eats the stalk and leaves of understory plants, but captive rabbits ate grain, and tropical fruits.
Following a sighting in 1972, the Sumatran Striped Rabbit went unreported until an individual was photographed in 2000. Since then there have been three reports of this species, all from the Bukit Barisan National Park: In January 2007 one was photographed with a camera trap in September 2008 one was photographed by a WWF scientist, and in June 2009 one was observed.
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