Published December 31, 1982 | Version v1
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Rangifer tarandus

Description

Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed„ 1:67.

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden, Alpine Lapland (domesticated stock).

DISTRIBUTION: Circumboreal, south to Altai Mtns. (U.S.S.R.), N. Mongolia, Heilungkiang (China) (SW) and Sakhalin Isl.; N. Idaho and Great Lakes region (U.S.A.); most arctic islands. Domesticated stock introduced into Alaska, Scotland and South Georgia Isl. (S. Atlantic Ocean).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419006015001001.

Notes

Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Artiodactyla, pp. 315-343 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 325, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7352976

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Rangifer
Species
tarandus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl, 1982