Sika deer Cervus nippon Least concern
Where the sika deer lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 10,935 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Cervus nippon |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 13 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe, North America |
| Mass | 5.75 kg (birth weight) |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the sika deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sika deer in 13 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan. In Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Ireland, Ukraine it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland (introduced)
- France (introduced)
- Germany (introduced)
- Ireland (introduced)
- Denmark (introduced)
- United States
- South Korea
- China
- Ukraine (introduced)
- Czech Republic (introduced)
- Chinese Taipei
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a sika deer?
Wikidata records the following for the sika deer: mass 5.75 kg (birth weight).
Is the sika deer endangered?
The sika deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sika deer?
The sika deer (Cervus nippon) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Cervus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the sika 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, 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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sika deer (revision 1381429589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q190516 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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