Annamite striped rabbit
| Annamite striped rabbit | |
|---|---|
| N. timminsi in captivity | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Lagomorpha |
| Family: | Leporidae |
| Genus: | Nesolagus |
| Species: | N. timminsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesolagus timminsi Averianov, Abramov, & Tikhonov, 2000 | |
| Annamite striped rabbit range | |
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: striped rabbits were first observed in 1996 by biologist Rob Timmins in a market in Bak Lak in Laos, and the species was described in 2000 and named after Timmins' find. It is known as the thỏ vằn in Vietnamese and ka tai lai seua in Lao.