Available names for Rangifer (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae) species and subspecies

2022/08/26 by Lee E. Harding · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Subspecies #Nomenclature #Clade #Zoology #Geography #Taxonomy (biology) #Phylogenetic tree #Biology #Ecology

paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.1119.80233

openalex created_date 2022/08/26 · openalex publication_date 2022/08/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

Advancements in molecular and phylogenetic analysis have revealed the need for greater taxonomic resolution since Rangifer (Reindeer and caribou: Cervidae) was last revised in 1961. Recent literature shows that many of the subspecies and several species synonymised out of existence are, in fact, valid, some names have been misapplied, and new subspecies-level clades are in need of description. This paper reviews available names for recently defined ecotypes of reindeer and caribou in compliance with ICZN rules for zoological nomenclature.

Citations

• Evolution of the Dawson caribou (Rangifer tarandus dawsoni)
• AN AMPLIFICATION OF THE PHYLOGENETIC SPECIES CONCEPT
• Defining subspecies, invalid taxonomic tools, and the fate of the woodland caribou
• Genetic analyses reveal independent domestication origins of Eurasian reindeer
• Population structure over a broad spatial scale driven by nonanthropogenic factors in a wide‐ranging migratory mammal, Alaskan caribou
• Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth
• How many species of mammals are there?
• Population structure of caribou in an ice‐bound archipelago

Cited by

• Reindeer [wikipedia]