Host species Average percentage of dominant phyla Average percentage of dominant families References
Muskox (adult)
Firmicutes (94.36%) Verrucomicrobia (1.77%) Ruminococcaceae (73.90%) Christensenellaceae (8.28%) Lachnospiraceae (8.27%)
this study
Muskox (calf)
Firmicutes (94.03%) Verrucomicrobia (3.31%) Ruminococcaceae (56.25%) Lachnospiraceae (24%)
Muskox
Firmicutes (73.8%) Bacteroidetes (23.4%) Ruminococcaceae (47.1%) Lachnospiraceae (16.5%)
Salgado-Flores et al., 2016
Muskox
Firmicutes (83%) Bacteroidetes (7%) Ruminococcaceae (66%) Lachnospiraceae (13%)
Bird. 2019
Svalbard reindeer
Firmicutes (56.53%) Bacteroidetes (39.17%) Ruminococcaceae (35.17%) Bacteroidaceae (34.30%)
ZieliƄska et al., 2016
Norwegian reindeer (semi-domesticated)
Firmicutes (70.6%) Bacteroidetes (29.4%)
Sundset et al., 2007