Reindeer

The use of the two terms for essentially the same animal can cause confusion, but the ICUN clearly delineates the issue: ``The world's Caribou and Reindeer are classified as a single species Rangifer tarandus. Reindeer is the European name for the species while in North America, the species is known as Caribou.''

Question: is a caribou the same thing as a reindeer
Answer: yes