Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyCervidae (Cèrvids)
- GenusCervus (Typical Old World Deer and Elk)
- SpeciesCervus nippon (Sika Deer)
The sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, it was overhunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th century. Protection laws were enacted in the mid-20th century, leading to a rapid recovery of their population from the 1950s to the 1980s. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sika Deer sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sika Deer in Cairngorms National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Sika Deer sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sika Deer in Cairngorms National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sika Deer in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.