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Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Order - Cetartiodactyla
Family - Cervidae

Length:

males 160 - 210 cm; females 140 - 190 cm

Weight:

males 81 - 153 kg; females 63 - 94 kg

Number of Offspring:

1 (twinning is very rare)

Gestation Period:

approximately 228 days

Geographic Range:

circumpolar distribution in the tundra and taiga zones of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America 

Diet:

primarily grazing herbivores; the leaves of willows and birches, mushrooms, cotton grass, sedges and numerous other ground dwelling species of vegetation, lichens (especially in winter)

Behaviour:

gregarious; the groups may contain the tens of thousands of individuals; are known to travel distances greater than any other terrestrial mammal

Lifespan:

8 - 15 in the wild; up to 21 in human care

IUCN Status:

 Least Concern (LC)

 

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