Jump to content

Formosan sambar deer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Formosan sambar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Rusa
Species:
Subspecies:
R. u. swinhoei
Trinomial name
Rusa unicolor swinhoei
(Sclater, 1862)

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

[edit]
  1. ^ "In Search of the Formosan Sambar - New Southbound Policy Portal". New Southbound Policy. Retrieved 2021-08-28.