Mammals of the WorldAnnamite Striped Rabbit
Nesolagus timminsi
- Order
- Lagomorpha
- Family
- Leporidae
- Genus
- Nesolagus
- IUCN status
- EN
- Distribution
- Laos|Vietnam
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Diet
- Herbivorous
- Habitat
- Annamite mountain forest
- Range
- Annamite range on the Laos–Vietnam border
The Annamite striped rabbit is a species of rabbit native to the Annamite mountain range on the Laos–Vietnam border. It has short ears, black or dark brown stripes against a buff-coloured body, and a red rump, and resembles the closely related Sumatran striped rabbit of the Barisan Mountains of Indonesia (Wikipedia, general species account).
It was first observed in 1996 by biologist Robert Timmins in a market in Ban Lak in Laos and formally described in 2000, when it was named after his find. It is known as thỏ vằn in Vietnamese. Little is known about its ecology and behaviour: it is herbivorous and lives a solitary life.
Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)