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Javan rusa | |
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Male and female at Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Rusa |
Species: | R. timorensis[1]
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Binomial name | |
Rusa timorensis[1] (Blainville, 1822)
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Present distribution within the native range, including possible ancient introductions | |
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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.