Sambar
Rusa unicolor
ForestVulnerableVulnerable
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 200 kg
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
In short
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 populations have declined substantially due to hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
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The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia.