Vulpes lagopus - #116

Arctic Fox
Front view in blue phase. 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, AK, Aleutians West, Otter Island
Photographer
Audio Visual Office, US Fish & Wildlife Service (photo by Nygren LR)