Biology:Kerama deer
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Short description: Subspecies of deer
| Cervus nippon keramae | |
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| Kerama deer stands looking into camera with plants hanging out of its mouth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
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| Subspecies: | C. n. keramae
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cervus nippon keramae (Kuroda, 1924)
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The Kerama deer (also Kerama Sika) is an endangered subspecies of the Sika deer native to the Kerama Islands.[1]
History
Kerama deer were imported from the Kagoshima Prefecture in the early 17th century. They were heavily hunted because they destroyed crops,[2] causing the population to rapidly decline, and are now a government-protected species. The total known population was 130 as of 1995.[3] They have been designated a Natural Monument of Japan.[4]
Description
Kerama deer have dark brown hair. Only the bucks have antlers, which are shed from March to April. They are small, weighing only about 75 kilograms.[2]
References
- ↑ "Subspecies of sika deer. Table 1". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Subspecies-of-sika-deer_tbl1_257070414. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kerama Deer (Natural monument)". June 2016. http://keramaislands.asia/yakabi/kerama-deer-natural-monument. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nature in Akajima". http://www.amsl.or.jp/eng/body40.html. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Highlights of Keramashoto National Park". https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/kerama/guide/view.html. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3665284 entry
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