The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as its populations have declined substantially due to hunting, local insurgency and the industrial exploitation of its habitat.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceShaggy coat yellowish brown to dark grey 1 Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Sambar deer (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Sambar deer (Wikipedia)
Sambar deer, Taxobox
Rusa unicolor
Infobox: status
VU
Sambar deer, Description
The shaggy coat can be from yellowish brown to dark grey in colour, and while it is usually uniform in colour, some subspecies have chestnut marks on the rump and underparts.
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 283461
Sambar are protected wildlife game species in Victoria and New South Wales, and a game licence is required to hunt them.
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead
is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent
In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, United States
Vincent Island; however, they inhabit the highlands while the sambar mostly live in the lowlands and marshes.
View the Source2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Sambar deer (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): TerrestrialQuote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
4. NatureServe Explorer: Rusa unicolor
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Rusa unicolor (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: rusa unicolor
5327 Rusa unicolor Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 90 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 177522.9 Ref_58 1
MamFuncDat.txt row Rusa unicolor, Activity columns
Rusa unicolor Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 90 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Rusa unicolor
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 26.4 years (captivity)
Wikidata: Sambar Deer
Wikidata Q229337, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ArtiodactylaView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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