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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.
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- Lagomorph Specialist Group (1996). Nesolagus netscheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 05 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2abcde, C2a v2.3)
