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Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Artiodactyla ›Family: Cervidae ›Genus: Rangifer

About

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. This includes both sedentary and migratory populations. Rangifer herd size varies greatly in different geographic regions. The Taimyr herd of migrating tundra reindeer (R.t. sibiricus) in Russia is the largest wild reindeer herd in the world, with numbers varying between 400,000...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of Caribou?
The scientific name of Caribou is Rangifer tarandus.
What kingdom does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
What phylum does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the phylum Chordata.
What class does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the class Mammalia.
What order does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
What family does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the family Cervidae.
What genus does Caribou belong to?
Caribou belongs to the genus Rangifer.