Hispid hare

The hispid hare, Caprolagus hispidus, also called the Assam rabbit or bristly rabbit, is a rabbit of South Asia and the only species in its genus. It is named for its bristly dark-brown fur and has small ears and a large nose; adult males weigh roughly 1.8 to 2.6 kilograms. Thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in Assam in 1971, it survives in isolated populations across India, Nepal and Bangladesh, in dry grasslands along the southern foothills of the Himalayas. It is crepuscular, most active at dawn and dusk, and is herbivorous, eating grasses and leaves; when it feeds on thatch grasses it breaks the plant at its base and strips the outer sheath. The IUCN has listed it as Endangered since 1986, because agriculture, flood control, burning and the collection of thatch grasses have reduced and fragmented its habitat.