Sika deer
Species of deer native to much of East Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Sitka deer.
The sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the Northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north,[1] it is an uncommon species that has been extirpated in most areas of its native range, except in Japan, where it is overabundant and present in very large numbers.[2]
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Sika deer | |
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Male (stag) in Kadzidłowo, Poland | |
Female (hind) in the Wildpark Alte Fasanerie, Hanau, Germany | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Cervus |
Species: | C. nippon |
Binomial name | |
Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838 | |
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