Sika deer

Sika deer
	Male (stag)
	Females (hinds)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Cervinae
Genus:	Cervus
Binomial name
	Cervus nippon;

The sika deer (Cervus nippon) is a member of the deer family Cervidae. It lives in East Asia. It is found in mixed deciduous forests to the north, and mixed subtropical deciduous and evergreen forests to the south.

Distribution

Sika deer are native to Taiwan to Japan, but they have been introduced to many parks in Europe. In the UK, there are large populations in Ireland and Scotland and there are patchy populations scattered across England.

Sika Deer Media

Male sika breeding calls, UK
Cervusnippondybowskinbg
Male calling, recorded at Wareham, Dorset, England, October 1964
Cervus nippon taioanus in Parc de Merlet (fr:Cerf Sika) Map: 45° 54' 26" N 6° 49' 2" E
Sika deer (stag) at Jægersborg Dyrehave in Denmark
Fawn at the Wildpark Alte Fasanerie in Klein-Auheim
In Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan
ニホンジカ、ヤクシカ　（学名: Cervus nippon yakushimae）
Young male in Nara

Sources

↑ Harris, R.B. (2008). Cervus nippon. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 5 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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[iucn-1] Harris, R.B. (2008). Cervus nippon. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 5 April 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

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