Malayan sambar
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| Malayan sambar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Rusa |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | R. u. equina |
| Trinomial name | |
| Rusa unicolor equina (G. Cuvier, 1823) | |
The Malayan sambar (Rusa unicolor equina) is a subspecies of the sambar in the genus Rusa. It is one of the 75 mammal species that have been identified in the RER area in the Kampar Peninsula.[1] Currently, there are seven subspecies of sambar deer with the Malayan sambar being one of the seven.[1] Sambar deer usually reach a height of 3ft to 5ft. or 1-1.5 meters and usually weigh as much as 545 kilograms.[1]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Wildlife of RER: Sambar Deer". 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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