Javan rusa

Javan rusa
Male and female at Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Rusa
Species:
R. timorensis[1]
Binomial name
Rusa timorensis[1]
(Blainville, 1822)
Present distribution within the native range, including possible ancient introductions
Synonyms
List
  • Cervus celebensis Rorig, 1896
  • Cervus hippelaphus G.Q. Cuvier, 1825 [preoccupied]
  • Cervus lepidus Sundevall, 1846
  • Cervus moluccensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
  • Cervus peronii Cuvier, 1825
  • Cervus russa Muller & Schlegel, 1845
  • Cervus tavistocki Lydekker, 1900
  • Cervus timorensis Blainville, 1822
  • Cervus timorensis ssp. rusa Muller & Schlegel, 1845
  • Cervus tunjuc Horsfield, 1830 [nomen nudum]

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere.

  1. ^ Grubb, P. (2005). "Species Rusa timorensis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 670. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Hedges, S.; Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R.; Semiadi, G.; Dryden, G. (2015). "Rusa timorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41789A22156866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T41789A22156866.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.