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The mountain reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), also called the Norwegian reindeer, northern reindeer, common reindeer or mountain caribou, is a mid-sized to large subspecies of the reindeer that is native to the western Scandinavian Peninsula, particularly Norway. In Norway, it is called fjellrein, villrein or tundra-rein.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Marsh deer. B. dichotomus (Illiger, 1815) Scattered parts of central South America (former range in red) Size: 153–191 cm (60–75 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail; 110–127 cm (43–50 in) tall at shoulder [18]
There are only two genetically pure populations of wild reindeer in Northern Europe: wild mountain reindeer (R. t. tarandus) that live in central Norway, with a population in 2007 of between 6,000 and 8,400 animals; [229] and wild Finnish forest reindeer (R. t. fennicus) that live in central and eastern Finland and in Russian Karelia, with a ...
Reindeer live in the mountains of southern Norway, and it’s estimated there are around 6,000 left in the wild. Scientists expect the changes to level out as hunting regulations are enforced.
Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in northern Fennoscandia and Russia, with a herd of approximately 150–170 semi-domesticated reindeer living around the Cairngorms region in Scotland. Although formerly more widespread in Scandinavia, the last remaining wild mountain reindeer in Europe are found in portions of southern Norway. [6]
Reindeer are the same thing as caribou except that they are native to northern Europe and Asia. Caribou are found in the wild, whereas reindeer are typically domesticated (caribou in Alaska that ...
For as long as Santa Claus and his present-laden sleigh have existed, his flying reindeer have been perceived as male (other than Vixen, who was thought to be the only female reindeer among the team).
The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). It exists in nine subspecies. It exists in nine subspecies. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rangifer tarandus .