Sambar
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
Red Deer
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Other name
Cervus elaphus
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported from United Kingdom; predominantly from Windsor Great Park - a gift from His Royal Highness Prince Albert
Year of origin
1860
Location within country
releases subsequently took place in all mainland states. The most successful of these releases was in Queensland, however Victoria retains a thriving population in the Grampians National Park and its surrounds.
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
Hog Deer
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Transboundary name
Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
Other name
Axis porcinus
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported
Year of origin
1865
Location within country
coastal regions of South and East Gippsland
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
Fallow Deer
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Transboundary name
Fallow Deer (Cervus dama)
Other name
Dama dama
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
Elk
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Other name
Wapiti
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
Chital
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Transboundary name
Axis deer (Axis axis)
Other name
Indian Spotted Deer, Axis axis
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported; The Chital was the first species of deer introduced in in the early 1800s by Dr John Harris, surgeon to the New South Wales Corps and he had about 400 of these animals on his property by 1813.
Year of origin
0
Location within country
cattle stations in North Queensland near Charters Towers
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Unknown
Wyandotte
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Wyandotte
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Other specific visible traits
heavy breed soft feathered
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
Welsummer
Country
Specie
ISO3
AUS
Transboundary name
Welsummer
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Other specific visible traits
light breed soft feathered
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Local cryo conservation status
No Information
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Endangered
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Endangered
