Sambar deer Rusa unicolor Vulnerable
Where the sambar deer lives – recorded in 5 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 34,183 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Rusa unicolor |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Oceania |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the sambar deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sambar deer in 5 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Guangdong, Indonesia, United States, Australia, Cambodia, New Zealand, India, Colombia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar.
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 sambar deer endangered?
The sambar deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sambar deer?
The sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Rusa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the sambar deer
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) 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 populations have declined substantially due to hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sambar deer (revision 1381313391), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q229337 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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