Rangifer tarandus

Synonyms:

Greenland caribou, caribou, reindeer

Types:

Rangifer caribou, woodland caribou

any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

Rangifer arcticus, barren ground caribou

of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus

Type of:

cervid, deer

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers