Deer: Lives in meadows, savannas, and various types of forests tropical rainforests or deciduous, temperate forests, coniferous and mixed forests. Reindeer: Lives in boreal forests and tundra. Reindeer: Has long, stumpy legs that click every time they spot. Reindeer: Wide, split hooves that help to move across the snow.
Deer: Southern Pudu, the smallest species weighs 20 pounds. Moose, the largest species weighs nearly pounds. Reindeer: Medium in size; weighs around pounds. Reindeer: The fur color depends on the habitat. Reindeer: Both male and female reindeer have antlers. Reindeer: Has large antlers in comparison to the body size; the upper and lower points are organized into separate groups. Deer: Eats twigs, fruit, leaves, grass, and lichens. Reindeer: Eats birch, leaves, mushrooms, lichens, and moss; eggs, fish and sometimes small rodents.
Deer: Hunted by humans, bears, wolves, cougars, and vultures. Reindeer: Domesticated for milk and transportation. Deer is adapted to moderate climates while reindeer are adapted to cold climates. The color of fur varies according to the geographical area.
Arctic region population has whiter fur, and Southern populations are darker comparatively. They can benefit humans by assisting in transportation, providing a source of milk, fur, meat on the farms. Reindeer eat lichens, moss, leaves of willow, birch, mushroom, small rodents, eggs, and fish. Although the term deer refers to a family, whereas reindeer is a particular specie of deer, deers have adaptations of moderate climate, but reindeer have adaptations for cold climate.
Deers have pointed hooves and less dense fur while reindeer that have wider hooves and denser fur. Aimie Carlson is an English language enthusiast who loves writing and has a master degree in English literature. Follow her on Twitter at AimieCarlson. Aimie Carlson. Updated: January 10, Aimie Carlson Aimie Carlson is an English language enthusiast who loves writing and has a master degree in English literature.
For example, a moose is a type of deer, but a musk deer isn't. Different types of deer can be found all over the world, except for Oceania and Antarctica. The smallest of the four is the deer, of which you can find two different native species: the mule deer Odocoileus hemionus and the white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus. Learn more in our article about the differences between mule deer and white-tailed deer.
In general, white-tailed deer are smaller, reaching a mature weight of anywhere between and lb 45 to kg. The deer's distribution and habitat includes forests, desert areas, and grasslands. Deer sounds are few and extremely rare. Learn more in our article about how and why deer shed their antlers.
If you are in a relatively low latitude and you see a cervid moving fast and jumping gracefully , it is most likely a deer and not an elk or a reindeer. Here you can learn more about what white-tailed deer eat. Some people try to make the comparison between elk vs deer, but as we have explained this doesn't make sense. An elk is a type of deer, so we need to be more specific when comparing certain animals.
Elk Cervus canadensis , called wapiti in Europe, are one of the largest deer species. An elk's withers reach about 5 ft 1. Elk can range from to 1, pounds to kg : males are larger than females. Elk reside in mountainous forests across North America except from the northernmost regions and East Asia. They spend the majority of their time along the forest edges.
In America, they have adapted to living in desert and semi-desert regions such as the Great Plains. Their necks are shaggy , which makes them easy to identify from other deer species. Their coat color and thickness changes depending on the climate, although they usually have dark necks and pale rumps.
Another key difference between elk and deer, moose and reindeer is that male elk have a loud, high-pitched bugle which they sound during the morning and evening. On the other hand, deer only make occasional bleats. There are also differences in diet: elks are browsers while deer are grazers. Reindeer Rangifer tarandus are also known as caribou, causing some to think they are two different animals.
Compared to their body size, reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all living deer species. Both sexes finish growing their antlers at the same time but shed them at different times of the year.
Males drop their antlers in November, leaving them without antlers until the following spring, while females keep their antlers through the winter until their calves are born in May. Their good sense of smell helps the reindeer find food hidden under snow, locate danger and recognize direction. Deer are hoofed ruminant mammals, member of the Cervidae family.
The Cervidae family is quite large and is generally divided into two: Cervinae which includes muntjac, the elk, wapiti, the red deer, fallow deer and the chital and Capreolinae which includes reindeer, the roe deer, mule deer and moose.
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