What is Sika deer?
{{Taxobox | name = Sika deer | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | status_ref =<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2008|assessors=Harris, R.B.|year=2008|id=41788|title=Cervus nippon|downloaded=5 April 2009}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.</ref> | image = SikaDeerM1.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption=Male ([[Deer#Terminology|stag]]) | image2=Sikahjort.jpg | image2_width=150px | image2_caption=Females ([[Deer#Terminology|hinds]]) | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Artiodactyla]] | familia = [[Cervidae]] | subfamilia = '''Cervinae''' | genus = ''[[Cervus]]'' | binomial = ''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 forest]]s to the north, and mixed [[subtropical]] deciduous and [[evergreen forest]]s to the south. == Distribution == Sika deer are native to [[Taiwan]] to [[Japan]], but they have been introduced to many parks in [[Europe]]. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], there are large populations in [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]] and there are patchy populations scattered across [[England]]. ==Sources== {{reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} {{commons|Cervus nippon|Sika Deer}} [[Category:Deer]] [[Category:Mammals of Asia]] [[Category:Mammals of Japan]]