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Javan rusa

Rusa timorensis (Blainville, 1822)

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The javan rusa (Rusa timorensis) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 63 kg to 75 kg and live up to 21.1 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Javan rusa (Rusa timorensis)
Photo: Fayez · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the javan rusa

Weight
63 kg – 75 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
21.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
21.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
240 days – 255 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
17.7 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the javan rusa live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The javan rusa is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the javan rusa?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere. Rusa is the Malay word for "deer" in general as well as lending the name to its own genus.

From the Wikipedia article “Javan rusa” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Javan_rusa&oldid=1373730672), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the javan rusa endangered?

The javan rusa is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the javan rusa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyCervidae
  6. genusRusa
  7. SpeciesRusa timorensis (Blainville, 1822)

Synonyms Cervus celebensis, Cervus lepidus, Cervus peronii, Cervus tavistocki, Cervus timorensis, Cervus timoriensis, Cervus tunjuc

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Javan deerEnglish
  • Javan deerEnglish
  • RusaEnglish
  • RusaEnglish
  • Rusa deerEnglish
  • Rusa deerEnglish
  • Sunda sambarEnglish
  • Sunda sambarEnglish
  • Timor deerEnglish
  • Timor deerEnglish
  • أيل جاويArabic
  • روسا جاويArabic
  • sambar ostrovníCzech
  • MähnenhirschGerman
  • Ελάφι της ΙάβαςGreek
  • Sambar de JavaSpanish
  • Ciervo de TimorSpanish
  • Sambar o ciervo de TimorSpanish
  • LakksambarEstonian
  • timorinkaurisFinnish
  • Cerf rusaFrench
  • Cerf de TimorFrench
  • Sörényes szarvasHungarian
  • Rusa JawaIndonesian
  • Sambar di GiavaItalian
  • Sambar dalla crinieraItalian
  • ルサジカJapanese
  • 티모르루사사슴Korean
  • JavahjortNorwegian Bokmål
  • rusahjortNorwegian Bokmål
  • TimorhertDutch
  • Javaans HertDutch
  • sambar sundajskiPolish
  • Sambar-de-JavaPortuguese
  • Гривистый замбарRussian
  • กวางรูซาชวาThai
  • Замбар яванськийUkrainian
  • 鬣鹿Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the javan rusa

Other species in the same genus Rusa.

CompareJavan rusa vs Sambar deerJavan rusa vs Visayan spotted deerJavan rusa vs Philippine deer

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the javan rusa?

An adult javan rusa weighs 63 kg – 75 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the javan rusa live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the javan rusa for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the javan rusa endangered?

The javan rusa is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the javan rusa live?

The javan rusa has a recorded lifespan of 21.1 years.

How long is the javan rusa pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 240 days – 255 days.

What kind of animal is the javan rusa?

The javan rusa (Rusa timorensis) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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BibTeX
@misc{javan_rusa_2026,
  title = {Javan rusa (Rusa timorensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/javan-rusa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}