Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Transboundary name
Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor)
Other name
Cervus unicolor
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported; Sambar were first released in Victoria in 1863 and while the original animals were received from Ceylon (the Ceylon Elk), others were also obtained from India and Malaysia.
Year of origin
1863
Location within country
Central Highlands of eastern Victoria and into southern New South Wales.
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
