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Sambar

Rusa unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
374 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
January 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

60–70% · Likely
Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

30–40% · Possible
Southern Serow
VU

Southern Serow

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capricornis sumatraensis

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Oriental Chevrotain
LC

Lesser Oriental Chevrotain

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tragulus kanchil

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
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 Khao Yai National Park?

About 77% of wildlife watchers report a Sambar sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Sambar in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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