#0290 · 🦊 mammals

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

VUvulnerable 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The sambar ( Rusa unicolor ) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,789iNaturalist observations
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,789 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Robert Kerr in 1792 (234 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.