Rusa unicolor
(Kerr, 1792)
Sambar
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Cervidae |
Subfamily | : Cervinae |
Tribe | : Cervini |
Genus | : Rusa |
Species status
Authority citation
Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664326Original name as described
Cervus Axis unicolor
Type locality
Sri Lanka.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Sri Lanka · China · Taiwan · Myanmar · Thailand · Laos · Vietnam · Cambodia · Malaysia · Indonesia · Brunei
Taxonomy notes
moved to Cervus, then back to Rusa, although it is often placed in Cervus still (included under Cervus by Groves & Grubb 2011); includes equinus, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab
Taxonomy notes citation
Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Heckeberg, N. S. (2020). The systematics of the Cervidae: a total evidence approach. PeerJ, 8, e8114.
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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