Sambar
Rusa unicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyCervidae (Cèrvids)
- GenusRusa
- SpeciesRusa unicolor (Sambar)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Himalayan Tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Cape Grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Common Rhebok
Pelea capreolus
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sambar in Table Mountain National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sambar in Table Mountain National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Sambar in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.