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.