Sambar (Part of Genus: Cervus)

Query: Deer

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Subject:	Sambar (Part of Genus: Cervus)

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[Photo] Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor). Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/mandhar/1272804472/). Date: Taken on August 27, 2007. Author: Aakash Mandhar (www.flickr.com/photos/mandhar/)

List of Sambar Deer

- Indian Sambar, Cervus unicolor
- - Formosan Sambar, Cervus unicolor swinhoei
- Philippine Sambar, Cervus mariannus
- Sunda Sambar (Rusa Deer), Cervus timorensis
- Alfred's Sambar (Philippine Spotted Deer), Cervus alfredi

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The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar". Sambar have been introduced to various parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

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Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor) inhabit much of southern Asia (as far north as the south-facing slopes of the Himalayan Mountains), mainland Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula), southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. This deer has been seen congregating in large herds in protected areas such as national parks and reserves in India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The subspecies of Indian sambar in India and Sri Lanka are the largest of the genus with the largest antlers. Populations that inhabit the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo seem to have the smallest antlers in proportion to their body size. The subspecies in Taiwan (or Formosa) is the smallest among Indian Sambars.

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Scientific Name: Rusa unicolor (Kerr, 1792) Common Names: Sambar, Indian Sambar, Sambar Deer Synonyms: Cervus unicolor Kerr, 1792

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