Caribou: rangifer tarandus caribou

Caribou: rangifer tarandus caribou
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Note this is a 1998 wildlife fact sheet that may be dated regarding threatened and endangered status. The fact sheet gives a physical description of the animal, as well its breeding habits and range. It briefly explains the status of caribou populations in the United States.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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There are four extant recognized subspecies of caribou in North America, of which woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is the southernmost, having historically ranged throughout most of southern Canada and portions of the United States. Currently, southern mountain caribou are the only...

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Animalia
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Mammals
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