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Q: Rangifer tarandus is an Arctic-dwelling deer known to Santa as reindeer What are they often called instead in North America?
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What is reindeer also called?

In North America, they call them Caribou. Their Latin name I believe is: Rangifer Tarandus.


What is a group of reindeer called?

A group of reindeer is called a herd.


Would you be more likelyto find reindeer neer the arctic or the antarctic circle?

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from theArctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations.Large populations of wild reindeer are still found in Norway, Finland, Siberia, Greenland,Alaska, and Canada.


What three continents do reindeer live in?

North America, they are found in Canada.


What is a reindeer called in America?

They are known as the caribou in north america.


What is the most common name for wild reindeer here in the us?

In North America, a wild reindeer is called a caribou.


Are their such things as reindeer?

Reindeer are also known as caribou and they live in and around the arctic regions in North America, Europe and Asia.


Are there more then nine reindeer?

There are thousands of reindeer in Northern Europe, and a nearly identical species in North America called Caribou.


Are reindeer carnivores herbivores or omnivores?

reindeer are herbivores like all reindeer/caurabouA reindeer is a herbivore they only eat plants. They are also known as caribou in North America. Both genders grow antlers but males have bigger antlers.


Are reindeer common to boreal forests?

The reindeer habitat includes boreal forests, arctic tundra, and mountainous regions in northern Europe and Asia, as well as in North America where reindeer are called caribou.


Would you be likely to ride a reindeer near the Arctic or the Antarctic circle?

The reindeer's natural habitat includes northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. You're more likely to ride a reindeer in the Arctic.


Would you be more likely to find reindeer near the Arctic or Antarctica?

Usually you would find reindeer around the arctic circle, Scandinavia. :D