Formosan sambar deer
Formosan sambar | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Rusa |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | R. u. swinhoei
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Trinomial name | |
Rusa unicolor swinhoei (Sclater, 1862)
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The Formosan sambar (Rusa unicolor swinhoei) is a subspecies of the sambar found in Taiwan. It is the largest native herbivore there. Its fur color changes with season to provide camouflage. It is yellowish-brown in the summer and dark brown in the winter.[1]
References[]
- ^ "In Search of the Formosan Sambar - New Southbound Policy Portal". New Southbound Policy. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
Categories:
- Rusa (genus)
- Subspecies
- Even-toed ungulate stubs