110 individuals (2001). Also known as the Assam rabbit or Bristly rabbit. The main reasons for its decline include habitat loss, mainly for cultivation, forestry, grazing and the burning of thatch; human settlement; hunting for food and to protect crops; and predation by dogs. In addition, human-induced changes in seasonal flooding have favoured the later stages of vegetation succession which it does not prefer.
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