Cervus nippon

Cervus nippon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Artiodactyla
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Cetartiodactyla Ordo: Artiodactyla

Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Species: Cervus nippon
Subspecies: C. n. grassianus – C. n. hortulorum – C. n. keramae – C. n. kopschi – C. n. mandarinus – C. n. nippon – C. n. taiouanus – C. n. yesoensis

Name

Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838

Type Locality: Kyushu, Japan

References

• Yang, C. et al. 2012: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese Sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838), and phylogenetic analysis among Cervidae, Moschidae and Bovidae. Journal of natural history, 46(27-28): 1747-1759. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2012.693959

links

• Cervus nippon in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN: Cervus nippon (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Sika, Sika Deer
한국어: 사슴
日本語: ニホンジカ
português: Sika
suomi: Japaninhirvi, japaninpeura
svenska: Sikahjort
ไทย: กวางซีก้า

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