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Canis lupus arctos Pocock, 1935

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SUBSPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Canidae
genus
Canis
species
Canis lupus

Name

Homonyms
Canis lupus arctos Pocock, 1935
Common names
Amaroq in Kalaallisut
American Tundra Wolf in English
Arctic Island Wolf in English
Arctic Wolf in English
Arktinen susi in Finnish
Arktischer Wolf in German
Arktisk Ulv in Norwegian Bokmål
Bernard's Wolf in English
Bernardsulv in Norwegian Bokmål
Ellesmere Island Wolf in English
Greenland Wolf in English
Grønlandsulv in Norwegian Bokmål
Lobo do ártico in Portuguese
Lobo Árctico in Portuguese
Lup arctic in Romanian
Lupo artico in Italian
Melville Island Wolf in English
Polaarhunt in Estonian
Polar Wolf in English
Polarulv in Norwegian Bokmål
Poolwolf in Dutch
Pólarwóif in language.
Weißwolf in German
Wilk polarny in Polish
grönlandsvarg in Swedish
lobo ártico in Spanish
loup arctique in French
polarvarg in Swedish
sarki farkas in Hungarian
vlk arktický in Czech
Αρκτικός λύκος in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Вовк арктичний in Ukrainian
Волк мелвильский островной in Russian
Мелвильский островной волк in Russian
ذئب القطب الشمالي in Arabic
ホッキョクオオカミ in Japanese
北極狼 in Chinese
북극늑대 in Korean

Bibliographic References

  1. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia. 631.
  2. Chambers, Steven M., Steven R. Fain, Bud Fazio, and Michael Amaral, 2012: An Account of the Taxonomy of North American Wolves From Morphological and Genetic Analyses. North American Fauna, vol. 77. 1-67.
  3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1979: OPINION 1129. Vulpes Frisch, 1775 (Mammalia) conserved under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 36, part 2. 76-78.
  4. 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.
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