What is Reindeer?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Rangifer | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Caribou.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = A reindeer | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Artiodactyla]] | familia = [[Cervidae]] | subfamilia = [[Capreolinae]] | genus = '''''Rangifer''''' | binomial = ''Rangifer tarandus'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758) | range_map = Rangifer tarandus map.png | range_map_width = 250px | range_map_caption = Reindeer map }} [[File:Rentiere.JPG|thumb|200px|A female reindeer and her child near Inari, Finland.]] [[File:Albino raindeer.jpg|thumb|200px|A group of reindeer.]] [[File:Ren on Disco-tour.jpg|thumb|200px|Two reindeer in [[Sweden]].]] [[File:Reindeer milking.jpg|thumb|200px|Old photograph of a domestic reindeer being milked.]] The '''reindeer''' (''Rangifer tarandus'') is an [[even-toed ungulate]] [[mammal]] of the [[deer]] [[family (biology)|family]]. In [[North America]] it is also called '''caribou'''. There are about 10-20 reindeer [[subspecies]]. The reindeer is the only deer that has been [[domestication|domesticated]]. == Appearance == The different reindeer subspecies have different sizes and slightly same fur colors. Male reindeer are usually bigger and heavier than the females. Reindeer are about 1.20 - 2.20 [[metre|meters]] long and about 0.90 - 1.40&nbsp;meters high. They weigh between 60 - 300 [[kilogram]]s. Reindeer mostly have a grey-brown fur. The fur is dark in summer and becomes a lighter color in winter. Reindeer have big feet that help them walk on soft ground. North American Caribou and Eurasian Reindeer are the same species, but there are some noticeable differences in the subspecies. Reindeer: - most commonly found as domesticated animals - sedentary - breeding starts mid-Aug - can be [[pinto]] colored - dark brown calves - more fat - thicker fur - shorter face and muzzle - males have larger antlers than female caribou Caribou: - wild - migratory - breeding starts mid-Sep