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Sambar deer size: How big do they get?

How big does a Sambar deer get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) reaches an average size of 2.04 meter (6′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 26.42 years, they grow from 10.3 kg (22.71 lbs) to 176 kg (388.01 lbs). A Sambar deer has 1 babies at once. The Sambar deer (genus: Cervus) is a member of the family Cervidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Sambar deer is  (6' 9

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China, and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.The name “sambar” is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer, called the “Philippine sambar” and the Javan rusa, called the “Sunda sambar”.

Animals of the same family as a Sambar deer

We found other animals of the Cervidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Sambar deer

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Sambar deer:

Animals with the same litter size as a Sambar deer

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Sambar deer:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Sambar deer

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Sambar deer:

Animals with the same weight as a Sambar deer

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cervus unicolor: