East Greenland Reindeer
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| Degerbøl , 1957 |
The East Greenland reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus eogroenlandicus ) is an extinct subspecies of the reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) that was found in eastern Greenland since around 1900 . The subspecies is closely related to the Peary caribou , which both probably developed in the high Arctic North America . The East Greenland reindeer, like the Peary caribou and the Svalbard reindeer , have a smaller body size, shorter legs, a shorter snout and lighter and longer winter fur compared to the other subspecies .
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Gravlund, Morten Meldgaard, Svante Pääbo, Peter Arctander. 1998. Polyphyletic Origin of the Small-Bodied, High-Arctic Subspecies of Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) DOI: 10.1006 / mpev.1998.0525