Javan rusa Rusa timorensis Vulnerable
Where the Javan rusa lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 2,957 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Rusa timorensis |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 4 countries |
| Continents | Africa, Asia, Oceania |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the Javan rusa live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Javan rusa in 4 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Javan rusa endangered?
The Javan rusa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Javan rusa?
The Javan rusa (Rusa timorensis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Rusa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Javan rusa
The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere. Rusa is the Malay word for "deer" in general as well as lending the name to its own genus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Javan rusa (revision 1373730672), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q663412 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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