Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
  • Class: Mammal
  • Order: Artiodactyla
  • Family: Deer (Cervidae)
  • Prevalence: Parts of Europe, mainly Britain and Ireland
  • Habitat: Forest
  • Life Span: Up to 15 years
  • Body Length: 150 cm + 10-15 cm tail
  • Shoulder Height: 80 cm
  • Weight: Male (Stag): 50-80 kg; Female (Hind): 35-45 kg
  • Sexually mature: 1,5 year
  • Time of rut: September and October
  • Length of pregnancy: 234 days
  • No. of offspring: 1-2 calves, normally 1 every year
  • Feed: Herbivorous; grass, clover, trees, bushes, fields with crop