Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus
ForestVulnerableVulnerable
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 120 kg
- Speed
- 80 km/h
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
In short
The reindeer or caribou is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to the Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only representative of the genus Rangifer. More recent studies suggest the splitting of reindeer and caribou. "All caribou and reindeer throughout the world are considered to be the same species, but there are 7 subspecies."
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The reindeer or caribou is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to the Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and…