Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Reindeer, as they are known in Europe and Asia, and caribou in the Americas, are large deers adapted for arctic conditions. They live in huge herds and, unusually for deer, both males and females have antlers.
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About the Reindeer
The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the Arctic and Subarctic.
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Scientific Classification
Order: Even-toed ungulate (Artiodactyla)
Genus: Rangifer
Species: Reindeer (tarandus)
Common Names
- Caribou
- Reindeer
The Reindeer is
Adaptation data provided by Animal Diversity Web
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This region contains the following habitats:
Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder
Conservation Status
The Reindeer is Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
- EX - Extinct
- EW
- CR - Threatened
- EN - Threatened
- VU - Threatened
- NT
- LC - Least concern
Population trend: Stable
Year assessed: 2008
Elsewhere on the web
- Peary caribou - Rangifer tarandus ssp pearyi (arkive.org)
- Rangifer tarandus (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- IUCN Red List information (iucnredlist.org)
- Ultimate Ungulate fact file (ultimateungulate.com)
- Reindeer (wikipedia.org)
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