Nesolagus netscheri (Schlegel, 1880)

Sumatran rabbit

Species recognized by The Integrated Taxonomic Information System external link, T Orrell (custodian) in 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) external link Showing: scientific names

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Incredibly rare, nocturnal and found only in remote forests, it is easy to understand why local people have no name for the Sumatran rabbit and why many are not even aware of its existence (2). It spends daylight hours in dark shelters, such as holes in the base of trees or burrows of its own making (2) (5), and emerges at night to feed on plants in the forest understorey (2).
"Nesolagus netscheri (Schlegel, 1880)". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1023997". Accessed 19 Mar 2010.