Reindeer

Zone:
Coping With Extremes - Cold Climate

Diet:
Herbivore

Taxa:
Mammal

Conservation Status:
Least Concern

The Reindeer, also known as the Caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling Deer, widespread and numerous across the Northern Holarctic. Domesticated Reindeer are mostly found in Northern Scandinavia, Russia, and Iceland where they were introduced by humans in the 18th century.