Talk:Javan rusa

Status/class
Lack of WP:RS - this should be stub - please help expand refs/cites SatuSuro 10:59, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

The deer's name
Submitted for consideration...

As a point of reference, rusa is an Indonesian word for deer, as are menjangan and kijang, so the name "Rusa Deer" is both redundant and non-specific as there are other types of deer/ungulates in the region. Rusa is apparently used in other languages of SE Asia, and even India (along with Sumbar), and also means deer.

Further, some references show that this animal is called menjangan in Indonesian, which is a word that is distinct from, and less commonly used than, rusa and kijang.

Some resources call this animal the "Timor(ese) Deer" and, given the scientific name (Cervis timorensis) this might be a more appropriate main appellation for the animal.

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625050 = Timor Deer, Red Deer, wapiti

http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=2&did=29372 = Timor Deer

There is also the possibility that Sunda Sambar is for a different species of deer, within the genus Cervis, but online sources don't seem to be consistent about this animal's name.

http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/list.php?qry=sambar%20deer

According to this website, the Red Deer is C. elaphus and the Sambar is C. unicolor.

http://www.ozanimals.com/Mammal/Rusa/Cervus/timorensis.html

Does someone have solid book references that can definitively settle the matter of the beastie's name?

Sorry if I'm causing a problem...ReveurGAM (talk) 06:58, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Subspecies descriptions
In today's copyedit I removed the following text:


 * "There are two subspecies of the Rusa; the more common and larger Javan Rusa, a large stag (male deer) weighing in at around 136 kg with does(females) being much smaller tipping the scales at around 96 kg. The second species of Rusa deer is the less common and slightly smaller Mollucan Rusa which on average are 20 kg lighter than their Javan cousins."

because it's unsourced and MSW3 lists 7 subspecies. However, the descriptions seem useful, so I'm putting it here in case anyone wants to make use of it when expanding the article. --Stfg (talk) 21:29, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Rusa's Predators in Oceania
Papuans regularly hunt rusa in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, and Australian Aborigines and dingoes regularly hunt rusa in Australia (including the Torres Straight Islands). 49.177.211.131 (talk) 08:57, 15 January 2024 (UTC)


 * If you have a reliable (WP:RS) independent (WP:IS) source with this information, please update the article and cite the source (WP:REFB) you have. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:10, 15 January 2024 (UTC)