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Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

2,042Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
44Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan98
Feb128
Mar133
Apr154
May217
Jun154
Jul153
Aug181
Sep278
Oct190
Nov140
Dec87

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England1,031
2Highland Scotland198
3Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland188
4Devon England107
5Argyll and Bute Scotland98
6Nottingham England23
7North Yorkshire England21
8Scottish Borders Scotland13
9Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland13
10Moray Scotland10
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland8
12Clackmannanshire Scotland8
13Kent England7
14Stirling Scotland7
15Cambridgeshire England4
1,388 England328 Scotland4 Wales35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 44 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,042
Peak month
September
Counties with records
44
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Cervus nippon
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,042
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Name with authority
Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838
Described
1838
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q190516 · GBIF 2440954