---
title: "Javaans hert"
description: "Rusa timorensis — Zoogdieren. The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/javan-rusa
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javaans hert

> Rusa timorensis — Zoogdieren. The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

- Scientific name: *Rusa timorensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1802
- Wikidata: [Q663412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q663412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75052)

## Names

- en: Javan Rusa
- de: Mähnenhirsch
- es: Ciervo de Timor
- fr: Cerf rusa
- nl: Javaans hert
- pl: Sambar sundajski

## Countries with the most observations

ID (959), AU (396), NC (58), MU (40), BR (11), TL (5), RE (4), PG (3)

## Summary

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere. Rusa is the Malay word for "deer" in general as well as lending the name to its own genus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_rusa

## Photo

![Javaans hert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/javan-rusa/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/357664206

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/javan-rusa?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).