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Sambar

Rusa unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
52 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Axis Deer
LC Endemic

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

70–80% · Very likely
Hog Deer
EN

Hog Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Axis porcinus

40–50% · Likely
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

30–40% · Possible
Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sambar in Chitwan National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sambar in Chitwan National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sambar in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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