A medium-sized deer (Cervus nippon) native to Japan and China but naturalized in Europe and other countries, having a small head, compact body, and mostly spotted reddish or chestnut coat. Several of its subspecies are endangered in the wild.
A deer () of eastern Asia that has a chestnut to brownish coat often spotted with white and that has established populations in other regions (as Europe and the United States) as a result of introduction.
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