Rangifer tarandus (caribou (reindeer in Eurasia) )
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetartiodactyla (Artiodactyls) |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Genus | Rangifer |
| Species | Rangifer tarandus |
| Common | caribou (reindeer in Eurasia) |
| Diet | Herbivorous; shrubs, grasses, lichens |
| Habitat | Boreal forest, arctic tundra, NA and Eurasia |
| Description | Brown with pale neck and rump patch. Distinctive, large, forward-curving antlers with palmate brow tines. Females also have antlers. |
| Skull Characteristics | Small upper canine (as Cervus). Premaxilla does not contact nasal, unlike Cervus. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |