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Sambar Deer

Mammals

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived 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.
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Shaggy coat yellowish brown to dark grey 1
Scientific Name
Rusa unicolor 1
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Artiodactyla, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Freshwater Marsh, Biomes
Source Sambar deer (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Taiwan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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.
  • In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, United States
    Vincent Island; however, they inhabit the highlands while the sambar mostly live in the lowlands and marshes.
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2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Sambar deer (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Quote, Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Rusa unicolor
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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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: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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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
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