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Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Artiodactyla
family
Cervidae
genus
Rangifer
species
Rangifer tarandus

Name

Synonyms
Cervus tarandus Linnaeus, 1758
Cervus tarandus arctica (Richardson, 1829)
Rangifer arcticus (Richardson, 1829)
Rangifer muscatinensis Leidy, 1879
Rangifer spitzbergensis
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchos (Vrolik, 1829)
Homonyms
Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Caribou in language.
Eurasian reindeer in language.
Hreindýr in Icelandic
North American caribou in language.
Norwegian reindeer in language.
Peura in Finnish
Poro in Estonian
Põhjapõder in Estonian
Rein in Norwegian
Reindeer in English
Reindeer in language.
Reindeer in English
Reindeer in English
Ren in Swedish
Ren in German
Ren in Danish
Ren in Romanian
Rena in Portuguese
Rendier in Dutch
Renifer in Polish
Renna in Italian
Renndéier in Luxembourgish
Renne in French
Reno in Spanish
Rensdyr in Danish
Rentier in German
Rénszarvas in Hungarian
Severni jelen in Slovenian
Sob in Croatian
Sob in Czech
Sob polárny in Slovak
Villrein in Norwegian
caribou in English
caribou in English
caribou in French
caribou in French
caribou in English
caribou in language.
caribou in language.
caribou in language.
peary caribou in language.
reindeer in English
reindeer in language.
reindeer in English
reindeer in language.
renne in language.
reno in language.
Šiaurinis elnias in Lithuanian
vildren in Swedish
reindeer in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2003) database, http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm
  3. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166
  4. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  5. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe DAISIE (2003-2016) Alien Species Database. http://www.europe-aliens.org (accessed 2016). http://www.europe-aliens.org
  6. GB Non-native Species Secretariat (2016) GB Non-native Species Information Portal. https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm (accessed 2016). https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm
  7. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000
  8. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  9. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  10. Wilson, D.M (eds) (2005) Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed. The John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore.
  11. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
  12. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
  13. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  14. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  15. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  16. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World
  17. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
  18. Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds. (1999) The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
  19. Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds., 1999: null. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. xxv + 750.
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