Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyCervidae (Cèrvids)
- GenusRangifer (Caribous/Reindeers)
- SpeciesRangifer tarandus (Caribou)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Caribou in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Caribou sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Caribou in Vatnajokull National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Caribou in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.