Vulpes lagopus - #1291
Arctic Fox
Side view, resting on ground. Also as Alopex lagopus.
Geographic Distribution
Circumpolar, entire tundra zone of the Holarctic, including most of the Arctic islands: Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, USA (Alaska).
Order/Family
Canidae
Genus
Vulpes
Specific Epithet
lagopus
Image Location
USA, WA, Pierce Co., Tacoma, Point Defiance Zoo
Image Date
1993
Photographer
RB Forbes