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WOOD LAND CARIBOU [3 records]

Record 1 2026-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
OBS

A woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) ecotype that migrates annually between continuous boreal forest and tundra.

Key term(s)
  • wood-land caribou, migratory ecotype
  • wood land caribou, migratory ecotype
  • woodland caribou, migratory eco-type
  • wood-land caribou, migratory eco-type
  • wood land caribou, migratory eco-type

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Écotype du caribou des bois (Rangifer tarandus caribou) qui migre annuellement entre la forêt boréale continue et la toundra.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are medium-sized (100-250 kg) members of the deer family. ... The present distribution of woodland caribou in Canada, and adjacent southern Alaska and northern Idaho, is much reduced from historical accounts.

OBS

A mammal of the family Cervidae.

Key term(s)
  • wood-land caribou
  • wood land caribou

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Tous les caribous appartiennent à une même espèce, Rangifer tarandus. Le caribou des bois [Rangifer tarandus caribou] est la sous-espèce la plus répandue en Amérique du Nord et la seule présente au Québec.

OBS

Mammifère de la famille des Cervidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2026-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
OBS

A woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) ecotype living in small, relatively sedentary groups in the boreal forest.

Key term(s)
  • forest dwelling caribou
  • forest dwelling woodland caribou
  • forest-dwelling wood-land caribou
  • forest-dwelling wood land caribou
  • forest dwelling wood-land caribou
  • forest dwelling wood land caribou

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Écotype du caribou des bois (Rangifer tarandus caribou) vivant en petits groupes relativement sédentaires dans la forêt boréale.

Spanish

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