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Annamite Striped Rabbit
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| Nesolagus timminsi Averianov, Abramov, & Tikhonov, 2000 |
The Annamite Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is a species of rabbit native to the Annamite mountain range on the Laos-Vietnam border. The rabbit is striped, with a red rump, and resembles the Sumatran Striped Rabbit. It only recently became known to western scientists.
References
- ^ Hoffmann, Robert S.; Andrew T. Smith (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 205. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Smith, A.T. (2002). Nesolagus timminsi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-27. Listed as Data Deficient (DD ver 3.1 )
External links
- Striped rabbit revealed in Laos forest at bbc.co.uk
- Camera-shy deer caught for first time at www.physorg.com
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