Cervus nippon
Temminck, 1836
Sika Deer
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Cervidae |
Subfamily | : Cervinae |
Tribe | : Cervini |
Genus | : Cervus |
Species status
Authority citation
Temminck, C.J. 1836-02-01. Coup-d'oeil sur la faune des îles de la Sonde et de l'Empire du Japon. Discours préliminaire destiné à servir d'introduction à la Faune du Japon. Musée des Pays-Bas, Leiden, 30 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51389700Original name as described
Cervus Nippon
Other common names
Spotted Deer · Japanese Deer
Type material
RMNH.MAM.25987.a, RMNH.MAM.25987.b
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25987.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25987.bType locality
Japan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Russia · China · North Korea? · Taiwan · Japan · Vietnam
Taxonomy notes
includes aplodontus, sichuanicus, taiouanus, pseudaxis, pulchellus, hortulorum, which were considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab
Taxonomy notes citation
Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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