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Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 233, February 172, March 269, April 424, May 611, June 666, July 713, August 613, September 450, October 336, November 184, December 143.
United States5,668
Alaska4,814
Japan1,247
Nara Prefecture695
Maryland398
Ireland398
Virginia349
United Kingdom283
England250
Hiroshima219

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Physical

  • HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyDeer · Cervidae
GenusTypical Old World Deer and Elk · Cervus

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