Arctic fox

Vulpes lagopus · Canidae

The Arctic fox, also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra. It is well adapted to living in cold environments, and is known for its thick, warm fur that can be used as camouflage against snow in the winter. It has a large and fluffy tail.

Where the Arctic fox lives

Recorded in United States of America, Canada, Norway, Russia, Iceland, Greenland and Finland (North America, Europe and Asia).

Most records fall in Alaska, Nordland, Northern Ostrobothnia, Nord-Trøndelag, Kamchatka and Vestfirðir.

See the Arctic fox’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 10,748 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.