- Nesolagus
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Nesolagus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: Nesolagus Species Nesolagus is a genus of rabbits containing two species of striped rabbit, the Annamite Striped Rabbit and the Sumatran Striped Rabbit.
Species
Genus Nesolagus includes two species:
- Annamite Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi
- Sumatran Striped Rabbit, Nesolagus netscheri
Description
Both species of striped rabbit have brown or black stripes and a red rump and white underside. They are the only species of rabbits to have stripes.
Distribution
Striped rabbits are found in only two locations, with the Sumatran Striped Rabbit being found in the Barisan Mountains in western Sumatra, Indonesia, and the Annamite Striped Rabbit being found in the Annamite mountains on the border between Vietnam and Laos.
Categories:- Mammals of Indonesia
- Lagomorph stubs
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