Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Deer of Ireland Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

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

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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 257

Number Of 10Km Squares 207

Number Of 50Km Squares 53

Oldest Record 01/01/1978

Newest Record 31/12/2009

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 Museum of Ireland, Deer of Ireland Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Sika Deer (Cervus nippon), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/29/Species/119293

Species Detail - Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Deer of Ireland Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)