Common name: Caribou
Scientific name: Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:
Mammalia (Mammals)
Order:
Artiodactyla (Even-toed Hoofed Mammals)
Family:
Cervidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Palustrine:
Bog/fen, Riparian
Terrestrial:
Tundra, Forest - Conifer, Woodland - Conifer, Alpine

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SX
Presumed Extirpated from New York - No existing locations known anywhere in New York despite intensive searches of historical locations and other appropriate habitat, and virtually no likelihood of rediscovery.
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Game with no open season
Defined as a Game species (other than birds) by New York State law, but there are no open seasons set and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103369/Rangifer_tarandus/