Lagopus muta (Montin, 1781)
(Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLagopus muta (Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hamblin, M. 2004 Ptarmigan populations have been affected … Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 355
Lane, M. 2003 Male ptarmigan in spring plumage Vol 14, No. 5 Page: 348

Lagopus muta (Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lagopus muta (Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lagopus muta (Ptarmigan, Rock Ptarmigan)
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