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Rangifer tarandus pearyi (Peary caribou)

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Rangifer arcticus pearyi was named by Allen (1908). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rangifer tarandus pearyi by Tyler et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Rangifer arcticus pearyi Allen
2022Rangifer arcticus pearyi Harding p. 137
2025Rangifer tarandus pearyi Tyler et al. p. 683

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCapreolinaeBrookes 1828
tribeRangiferini
genusRangiferHamilton-Smith 1827
speciestarandus()
subspeciespearyi(Allen 1908)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rangifer tarandus pearyi Allen 1908 [Peary caribou]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 17:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available