Sika deer Other deer raised for the antler trade were Thorold's deer ("Cervus albirostris"), central Asian red deer ("Cervus affinis"), and American elk ("Cervus canadensis"). O'Brien, D.J., Rooney, S.M. and Hayden, T.J. 2009. A differential vulnerability to hunting between the sexes in Sika-type calves. "I. Nat. J." 30: 7- 9. Sika deer The sika deer ("Cervus nippon") also known as the spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia, and introduced to various other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the
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