Stretching back to antiquity, the sika and Taiwan's two other members of the deer family (Cervidae) --the Formosan Reeve's muntjac and the Formosan sambar--maintained a tacit agreement of living in distinct habitats at low, middle and high elevations respectively, peacefully sharing vegetation resources.
亙古以來，梅花鹿與山羌、水鹿三種鹿科動物，極有默契的分居在台灣低中高海拔，和平分享著綠色資源。