Reindeer (caribou)
Rangifer tarandus
120 cmAdult male
at the shoulder
at the shoulder
- Mass
- 55–318 kgZakres gatunku
Reindeer (caribou) — size comparison
The reindeer is a deer of tundra, taiga, mountain heath and boreal forest. Wild North American populations of the same species are usually called caribou. Its d
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Height
Ground barkReference values · details in the profiles
HeightScale in m
00,511,5
120 cm
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Reindeer (caribou) — size comparison — facts and sources
The reindeer is a deer of tundra, taiga, mountain heath and boreal forest. Wild North American populations of the same species are usually called caribou. Its diet includes lichens, grasses, sedges, leaves and fungi in seasonally changing proportions.
Animals live in herds, some of which migrate over long distances. Dense coats and broad hooves suit snow and cold. Size and appearance vary between populations.
Tendons moving over bones in the feet produce audible clicks that may help a herd stay together in a blizzard.
Animal Diversity Web podaje do 120 cm w barku i 55–318 kg w bardzo zróżnicowanych populacjach. Dla dużego dzikiego samca używamy 120 cm; poroże pozostaje całkowicie poza pomiarem. To jedyny jeleniowaty, u którego poroże regularnie noszą także samice.