Sambar

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sambar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Rusa timorensis
• Axis porcinus
• Axis axis
• Boselaphus tragocamelus
• Naemorhedus griseus
• Elaphurus davidianus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Cervidae

Genus

Rusa

Species

Rusa unicolor

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