Dama spp.

Basic information
Scientific name	Dama spp.	(No picture)
Common names	Fallow deer
Higher taxon	Cervidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia
Natural range	Southern Europe to western Asia
Habitat	Forest and grassland around forest.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Unknown.
Impact	Potentially: Competition with native deer and damage on agriculture. On St. Simmons Is. in USA, the native deer Odocoileus virginianus was excluded by this species.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference	Notes
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)