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The '''Sambar''' (''Rusa unicolor'') is a large [[deer]] native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]] that is listed as a [[vulnerable species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local [[insurgency]], and industrial exploitation of habitat.<ref name=iucn/> | The '''Sambar Deer''' (''Rusa unicolor'') is a large [[deer]] native to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]] that is listed as a [[vulnerable species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local [[insurgency]], and industrial exploitation of habitat.<ref name=iucn/> | ||
The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the [[Philippine deer]] called the "Philippine sambar", and the [[Javan rusa]] called the "Sunda sambar". | The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the [[Philippine deer]] called the "Philippine sambar", and the [[Javan rusa]] called the "Sunda sambar". | ||
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The Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.[1]
The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar".
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