Although officially described in 1880, this rare nocturnal rabbit is … It is threatened by habitat loss, leading the IUCN to rate it as Vulnerable. Image courtesy of Rio Firman Saputra. Sumatran Short-Eared Rabbit Sumatran Striped Rabbit The Sumatran Rabbit is so rare that local people have no name for it and many aren't even aware of its existence. A research team in Indonesia found a peculiar rabbit kit on WhatsApp for sale for $356. The Sumatran Rabbit has only been seen three times since 1972. The Annamite striped rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi) is a species of rabbit native to the Annamite mountain range on the Laos-Vietnam border. It is the only native rabbit species to Indonesia, and had not been seen for over 10 years by scientists. A rare juvenile Sumatran striped rabbit as pictured for sale on a WhatsApp group by wildlife traffickers on Feb. 14, 2018. There in the deep jungles lives the aptly named Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri). The Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri) is very close to extinction. The Sumatran Striped Rabbit is a highly endangered breed of rabbit found in a small area of Sumatra, Indonesia. Wildscreen's Arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the world's biggest encyclopaedia of life on Earth. A rare juvenile Sumatran striped rabbit as pictured for sale on a WhatsApp group by wildlife traffickers on Feb. 14, 2018. It died before the trafficker could sell it. Prior to its discovery the only striped rabbit know to science was found on the island of Sumatra. This was the first time a young rabbit of this species had ever been seen by scientists. According to world experts, Sumatran Striped Rabbits are now standing as the globe's rarest rabbit. The Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), also known as the Sumatra short-eared rabbit or Sumatran rabbit, is a rabbit found only in forests in the Barisan Mountains in western Sumatra, Indonesia and surrounding areas. A Sumatran Striped Rabbit lives in Sumatra's Barisan Mountains. With the help of over 7,000 of the world’s best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, Arkive.org featured multi-media fact-files for more than 16,000 endangered species. Due to their isolation, very little data have been accumulated as far as they are concerned.