​The forest of Northern Europe are home to only a few large herbivorous animals when compared to some other biomes of the planet, such as the African savannas.

The best-known and largest forest-dwelling herbivore is the moose. Moose live in small herds during the winter and roam the forests either alone or in small groups during the summer. Although the sizes of moose populations are relatively small, they have large effects on forestry, in particular. Moose eat a lot of plants, especially enjoying the branches and saplings of trees such as pine. As a result, forest vegetation is often severely damaged by large moose populations.

Other forest-dwelling deer include species such as roe deer, forest reindeer and white-tailed deer. Large populations of reindeer are found in Lapland, but they are mostly not wild animals but ratherlivestock taken care of by humans.

The moose is the largest forest-dwelling herbivore of Northern Europe.