Scientific Name: Nesolagus netscheri
Other common names: Sumatran Short-eared Rabbit.

The Sumatran rabbit is buffy grey with striking brown stripes all over the face, legs and body, including a mid-dorsal stripe from the shoulders to the rump. Its rump and tail are bright red, and its undersides white. The fur on its undersides is also soft and dense.

Despite being members of the rabbit family, Sumatran rabbits exhibit some very unrabbit-like behaviour, being rare, shy and slow-moving. They also lives in rainforest, which is why they have evolved to have small ears and a beautifully patterned coat.

They are nocturnal animals, hiding during the day in dark places at the base of trees, in holes in the ground or in burrows dug by other animals. They subsist on a diet of leaves and stalks from forest understory plants.

Sumatran rabbit s are restricted to the montane forest in the Barisan Mountains, in west and southwest Sumatra, Indonesia. They are the world's rarest rabbits. Apparently, they were never abundant anywhere in their range. In fact, local people have no name for them and are unaware of their existence. Their major threat is elimination of their forest habitat for cultivation, especially tea and coffee plantations.