Malayan sambar

{{Short description|Subspecies of the sambar}}

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| image = Malayan Sambar (3727955391).jpg

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| genus = Rusa

| species = unicolor

| species_link = Sambar deer

| subspecies = equina

| authority = (G. Cuvier, 1823)

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The Malayan sambar (Rusa unicolor equina) is a subspecies of the sambar in the genus Rusa. It is one of the 75 mammal species that have been identified in the RER area in the Kampar Peninsula.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-10 |title=Wildlife of RER: Sambar Deer |url=https://www.rekoforest.org/field-stories/wildlife-of-rer-sambar-deer/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |language=en-US}} Currently, there are seven subspecies of sambar deer with the Malayan sambar being one of the seven. Sambar deer usually reach a height of 3ft to 5ft. or 1-1.5 meters and usually weigh as much as 545 kilograms.

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