Sambar

Rusa unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

Insufficient data

overall probability at Grampians National Park

1 Verified records at Grampians National Park

🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as populations have declined substantially due to hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park

LC Endemic

Cervus elaphus

30–40% · Possible

Dama dama

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sambar at Grampians National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
2	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	70–80%
3	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	70–80%
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	60–70%
7	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	50–60%
8	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
9	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
10	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
11	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	50–60%
12	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
13	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
14	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
15	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	30–40%
16	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	30–40%
17	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	30–40%
18	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	30–40%
19	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
20	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	20–30%
21	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
22	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	10–20%
23	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5–10%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
26	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
27	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
28	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
29	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
30	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

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