---
title: "Sambar"
description: "Rusa unicolor — Mamíferos. The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/sambar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sambar

> Rusa unicolor — Mamíferos. The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Rusa unicolor*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 7599
- Wikidata: [Q229337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229337)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75053](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75053)

## Names

- en: Sambar
- de: Sambar
- es: Sambar
- fr: Cerf sambar
- nl: Sambar
- pt: Sambar
- pl: Sambar jednobarwny

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2698), TH (1274), LK (676), AU (590), MY (318), VN (294), TW (283), NP (150), SG (127), US (106), CN (56), NZ (43)

## Summary

The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as populations have declined substantially due to hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.

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

## Photo

![Sambar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sambar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329695074

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sambar?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).