Javan rusa
| Javan rusa | |
|---|---|
| Male and female at Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Rusa |
| Species: | R. timorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rusa timorensis (Blainville, 1822) | |
| Present distribution within the native range, including possible ancient introductions | |
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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. Rusa is the Malay word for "deer" in general as well as lending to name of its own genus.