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Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Classification

Family
Cervidae

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to 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 (North American terminology).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 46Netherlands · 1