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woodland caribou

subspecies of caribou
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woodland caribou

Summary

woodland caribou is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • woodland caribou's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • woodland caribou is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • woodland caribou belongs to the parent taxon Rangifer tarandus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, woodland caribou is Rangifer tarandus caribou[6].
  • woodland caribou's Commons category is recorded as Rangifer tarandus caribou[7].
  • woodland caribou is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou'}[8].
  • woodland caribou is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boreal Caribou'}[9].
  • woodland caribou is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou (Boreal)'}[10].

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Classification

woodland caribou's scientific name is Rangifer tarandus caribou[6]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within Rangifer tarandus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou'}[8], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boreal Caribou'}[9], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou (Boreal)'}[10].

Identifiers

woodland caribou's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 238266[11]. woodland caribou's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 86327[12]. woodland caribou's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1241865[13]. woodland caribou's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220115[14]. woodland caribou's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202411[15].

Why It Matters

woodland caribou has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Idaho Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . NWT Species Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Boreal Caribou'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Woodland Caribou (Boreal)'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: karibu"
  2. 12w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Rangifer tarandus
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → subspecies
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563510605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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