Cervus unicolor
1 Sambar Deer at Stromlo, ACT
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| Cervus unicolor | DonFletcher | 15 Jul 2020 | ||
| Cervus unicolor | DonFletcher | 15 Jul 2020 | ||
| Unverified | Kurt | 14 Jul 2020 |
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User's notes
Horse scull? 50cm long.
4 comments
14 Jul 2020
Sambar or small horse. Was there evidence of upper incisor teeth at the front tip of the upper jaw? Any other bones in the area?
15 Jul 2020
OK, horses have upper incisors, deer do not. Fallow deer skull is more curved up and down. I think this is a female Sambar.
Location information
- Maps Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Kurt Recorded by
Collections
- Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cervus unicolor Deer Feral hoofed introduced mammals Mammals
Species information
- Cervus unicolor Scientific name
- Sambar Deer Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1402m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Rusa unicolor