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Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
| Subject: | Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
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Date: 2010:02:22 12:17:52
Camera: DSLR-A300 (SONY )
F number: f/10.0
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Focal Length: 700/10
Upload Date: 2017:07:05 10:57:57
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Terianniaq qaqortaq (Arctic Fox), photographed in Kulusuk, Greenland
Date 22 February 2010
Author Algkalv (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Algkalv)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terianniaq-Qaqortaq-arctic-fox.jpg
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adapted to living in cold environments. It has a deep thick fur which is brown in summer and white in winter.
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:
Alopex lagopus Linnaeus, 1758
Canis lagopus Linnaeus, 1758
Canis fuliginosus Bechstein, 1799
Canis groenlandicus Bechstein, 1799
Vulpes arctica Oken, 1816
Vulpes hallensis Merriam, 1900
Vulpes pribilofensis Merriam, 1903
Vulpes beringensis Merriam, 1903
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Scientific Name: Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names: Arctic Fox, Polar Fox, White Fox, Snow Fox; [French] Isatis, Renard Polaire, Reynard Polaire; [Spanish] Zorro Ártico
Synonyms:
Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canis lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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