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sika deer

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Also known as spotted deer, Japanese deer, Cervus nippon

species of deer native to much of East Asia

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The sika deer, scientifically known as *Cervus nippon*, is a species within the genus *Cervus*. It belongs to the family Cervidae and the order Artiodactyla. The organism is classified under the kingdom Animalia and the phylum Chordata. Common names for this taxon include Japanese Sika Deer, Shansi Sika, and simply Sika. It is described as an animal of the deer family.

The range of *Cervus nippon* includes Japan, China, Russia, and Korea. Its natural habitat consists of savanna and forest environments. The IUCN conservation status for the species is listed as Least Concern.

Reproductive characteristics include a gestation period of 217 days and a litter size of 1. The mass of the animal is recorded as 5.75. The longest observed lifespan is 26.3 years.

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Species

Sika

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderArtiodactyla
  5. FamilyCervidae
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梅花鹿（Cervus nippon）是鹿科的动物。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cervus
Mass
5.75
Image
202308 Japanese deer.svg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Cervus nippon
Commons category
Cervus nippon
Commons gallery
Cervus nippon
taxon common name
Cerf sika
gestation period
217
different from
Sika AG
litter size
1
longest observed lifespan
26.3
habitat
forest
taxon range
Taiwan
short name
C. nippon
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Encyclopedic overview

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, it was overhunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th century. Protection laws were enacted in the mid-20th century, leading to a rapid recovery of their population from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sika deer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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