Formosan sambar deer
The Formosan sambar (Rusa unicolor swinhoei) is a subspecies of the sambar found in Taiwan. It is the largest native herbivore there. Its fur color changes with season to provide camouflage. It is yellowish-brown in the summer and dark brown in the winter.[1]
| Formosan sambar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Rusa |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | R. u. swinhoei |
| Trinomial name | |
| Rusa unicolor swinhoei (Sclater, 1862) | |
References
- "In Search of the Formosan Sambar - New Southbound Policy Portal". New Southbound Policy. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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