Sika Deer
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Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nikko National Park
38 Verified records at Nikko National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Sika Deer sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Japanese Serow
LC

Japanese Serow

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capricornis crispus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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
50–60%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sika Deer in Nikko National Park?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Sika Deer sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sika Deer in Nikko National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Sika Deer in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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