Reindeer  (Rangifer tarandus)

IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern
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Facts – Reindeer

Also known as: Caribou, Peary caribou
  
French: Renne, RENNE
Spanish: Reno, RENO
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetartiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
GenusRangifer (1)

Status – Reindeer

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Subspecies: Rangifer tarandus caribou (woodland caribou), R. t. fennicus (forest reindeer), R. t. groenlandicus (barren ground caribou), R. t. pearyi (peary caribou), R. t. platyrhynchus (svalbard reindeer) and R. t. tarandus (reindeer) (2).

Description – Reindeer

Information on the reindeer is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2010)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. ITIS (May, 2010)
    http://www.itis.gov
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Reindeer bulls fighting for dominance in rut
Reindeer bulls fighting for dominance in rut

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