Sambar
Rusa unicolor
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,486
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sambar deer”.