Svalbard reindeer - Wikipedia
网页The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a small subspecies or species of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. Males average 65–90 kg (143–198 lb) in weight, females 53–70 kg (117–154 lb), [2] while for other reindeer generally body mass is 159–182 kg (351–401 lb) for males and 80–120 kg (180 ...
Svalbard reindeer – Norsk Polarinstitutt
网页The Svalbard reindeer is adapted to survive the variable climatic conditions and the high degree of seasonality in Svalbard. They are very sedentary and thus have low energy demands, and they have an outstanding ability to use their own body reserves (both fat and muscle tissue) when access to food is limited in the winter.
Svalbard Reindeer
网页The Svalbard reindeer is the world’s northernmost herbivorous mammal. It is one of the seven existing subspecies of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) endemic to the Arctic and sub-Arctic. Its lifespan is approximately nine years. Males are slightly larger than females.
The World’s Smallest Reindeer Get Their Day in the Sun
网页Those “eight tiny reindeer” pulling Santa’s sleigh in the classic poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” must be Svalbard reindeer—they’re the world’s smallest, averaging just three feet ...
Svalbard Reindeer | Facts, pictures & more about Svalbard Reindeer
网页Svalbard reindeer are the only reindeer species in Svalbard. These reindeer were almost hunted to extinction in the early 1900s, but dedicated recovery programs helped them repopulate. Birth rates can vary wildly from year to year depending on how hard the winters were in the previous season.
Svalbard reindeer - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
网页The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a small subspecies of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. They are the only large grazing mammal in the European High Arctic, and this makes them exceptional for studies concerning the introduction of pollutants to changing ecosystems.
Svalbard reindeer (or Spitsbergen reindeer): a unique subspecies
网页2019年3月14日 · Svalbard reindeer (bull). Blomstrandhalvøya, mid September. Description: The Svalbard reindeer (or Spitsbergen reindeer) is the only reindeer species in Svalbard. It is a unique, relatively small subspecies. Both sexes have antlers, but those of the males are bigger.
Svalbard reindeer - MOSJ
网页2023年11月10日 · The Svalbard reindeer is an endemic species (existing only on Svalbard). It is the largest herbivore and a key species for the tundra ecosystem because it affects and changes the vegetation and the population dynamics of …
A century of conservation: The ongoing recovery of Svalbard reindeer ...
网页2019年10月4日 · Svalbard reindeer (R. t. platyrhynchus), the wild reindeer subspecies endemic to the high-Arctic Svalbard archipelago, was protected in 1925, after most subpopulations had been eradicated by harvest.
The Svalbard reindeer - Learning Arctic Biology
网页2024年1月3日 · The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is endemic to Svalbard and one of seven sub-species of wild reindeer that inhabit circumpolar arctic and alpine regions (Røed 2005). In Svalbard the reindeer is the largest herbivore and the only resident mammalian herbivorous species with exception of a …