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Sika deer facts for kids
| Sika deer | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
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| Cervus nippon |
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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.
Images for kids
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A Sika deer outside of a store on the island of Miyajima.
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A Sika deer in Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.
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A Manchurian sika deer.
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A Formosan sika deer.
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Ukiyo-e depicting the Minamoto no Tsunemoto hunting a sika with a yumi.
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A tame deer wandering the streets of Miyajima, Japan.