Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Detail

Species Detail - Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Hare Survey of Ireland 2006 & 2007".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Cervus nippon

Common Name Sika Deer

Taxon Version Key NBNSYS0000005144 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Sika , Sika nippon

Designations Invasive Species: EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation No. 1143/2014 || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 477/2011 (Ireland) || Invasive Species: High Risk Invasive Species (2013 Report) || Invasive Species: Regulation S.I. 374/2024 (Ireland) || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts

Abbreviation cenip

Authority Temminck, 1838

Group Terrestrial mammal

Rank Species

Number Of Records 9

Number Of 10Km Squares 4

Number Of 50Km Squares 4

Oldest Record 01/01/2006

Newest Record 31/12/2007

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 2 January (recorded in 2013)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 31 December (recorded in 2018)

Species Profiles

Citation National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Hare Survey of Ireland 2006 & 2007, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sika Deer (Cervus nippon), accessed 16 August 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/25/Species/119293>

Species Detail - Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Hare Survey of Ireland 2006 & 2007".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)