Rangifer arcticus Richardson 1829 (reindeer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combination: Cervus tarandus arctica

Belongs to Rangifer according to L. E. Harding 2022

See also Crile and Quiring 1940

Sister taxa: Rangifer caribou, Rangifer fennicus, Rangifer groenlandicus, Rangifer platyrhynchus, Rangifer tarandus

Subtaxa: Rangifer arcticus arcticus Rangifer arcticus dawsoni Rangifer arcticus fortidens Rangifer arcticus granti Rangifer arcticus montanus Rangifer arcticus osborni Rangifer arcticus pearyi Rangifer arcticus stonei

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rangifer arcticus in the database

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