Formosan sambar deer

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Formosan sambar
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The Formosan sambar is a subspecies of 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.