What Is The Difference Between A Deer And A Reindeer
Camila Farah
Their bodies are bigger and stronger and their antlers are bigger.
Deer is an habitant of savannas meadows mixed forests while reindeer is an habitant of tundra and boreal forests. The main difference between deer and reindeer is that deer have adaptations for moderate climate ecosystem and only males of deer species grow antlers whereas reindeers have adaptations for cold climate and both male and female of reindeer grow antlers. Deer include small to large sized animals while reindeer is always medium to large in their physique. Both deer and reindeer are hoofed mammals that belong to the family cervidae.
In most deer species only the male deer bear antlers. The deer is a term that indicates a family whereas reindeer is a particular specie. Reindeer are herbivores but they will eat small rodents eggs and fish to survive unlike other deer. Reindeer is the second biggest species of deer.
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