Nesolagus netscheri

(Schlegel, 1880)

Sumatran Striped Rabbit

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Nesolagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schlegel, H. 1880. On an anomalous species of hare discovered in the isle of Sumatra: _Lepus netscheri_. Notes from the Leyden Museum 2:59-65.

Original name as described

Lepus netscheri

Other common names

Sumatran Rabbit · Sumatran Short-eared Rabbit

Type material

RMNH.MAM.39322.a, RMNH.MAM.39322.b

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Sumatra: Padang-Padjang…about 2000 feet [= Padangpanjang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia; ca. 610 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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