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Rangifer H. Smith, 1827

Rangifer H. Smith, 1827; , TS: Cervus tarandus Linnaeus
Tarandus
Achlis

Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758)

N.Palearctic, N.Nearctic (tundra zones). See [About maps] Poro Reindeer Caribou
Cervus tarandus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 67, TL: Swedish Lappland (domesticated)

R. t. tarandus

Palearctic Tundra borealis
cilindricornis
furcifer
lapponum
typicus
asiaticus; (Siberia)
lenensis; (mouth of R. Lena)
pearsoni; (Novaya Zemlya)
rangifer
sibiricus
Rangifer tarandus tarandus ; [MPR, 203]

R. t. platyrhynchos (Vrolik, 1829)

Spitzbergen tarandus platyrhynchos (Vrolik, 1829); , TL: Spitzbergen
spetsbergensis
spitzbergensis
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchos ; [MPR, 203]

R. t. fennicus Lonnberg, 1909

N.Palearctic (forest zones) Metsäpeura Wild Forest Reindeer
tarandus fennicus Lonnberg, 1909; , TL: Torne District of Finnish Lappland
angustirostris; Bargusin Mts, L. Baikal)
buskensis
chukchensis
phylarchus; (Kamchatka)
setoni; (Sakhalin)
silvicola; (Karelia)
transuralensis
valentinae; (Altai Mts)
yakutskensis
Rangifer tarandus dichotomus Hilzheimer, 1936; 157, TL: Seitovski, Possad, near Orenberg, USSR
Rangifer tarandus fennicus ; [MPR, 203]

R. t. groenlandicus (Linnaeus, 1767)

W.Greenland, Central Canadian Tundra

R. t. caribou (Gmelin, 1788)

E.Canada

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References:

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[MPR]

Corbet, G. B, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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