Javan rusa

Javan rusa
	Male and female at Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Cervinae
Genus:	Rusa
Species:	R. timorensis
Binomial name
	Rusa timorensis; (Blainville, 1822)
	Present distribution within the native range, including possible ancient introductions
Synonyms
	List Cervus celebensis Rorig, 1896 ; Cervus hippelaphus G.Q. Cuvier, 1825 [preoccupied] ; Cervus lepidus Sundevall, 1846 ; Cervus moluccensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 ; Cervus peronii Cuvier, 1825 ; Cervus russa Muller & Schlegel, 1845 ; Cervus tavistocki Lydekker, 1900 ; Cervus timorensis Blainville, 1822 ; Cervus timorensis ssp. rusa Muller & Schlegel, 1845 ; Cervus tunjuc Horsfield, 1830 [nomen nudum] ;

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere.

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