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Arctic fox


  • URI(s)

  • Variants

    • Alopex arctica
    • Alopex argenteus
    • Alopex beringensis
    • Alopex beringianus
    • Alopex caerulea
    • Alopex fuliginosus
    • Alopex groenlandicus
    • Alopex hallensis
    • Alopex innuitus
    • Alopex kenaiensis
    • Alopex lagopus
    • Alopex pribilofensis
    • Alopex spitzbergenensis
    • Alopex typicus
    • Alopex ungava
    • Blue fox
    • Ice fox
    • Polar fox
    • Snow fox
    • Vulpes lagopus
    • White fox
  • Broader Terms

  • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Broader Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Sources

    • found: ITIS, Dec. 7, 2001(Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox) Apr. 28, 2008 (Vulpes lagopus. Synonym: Alopex lagopus. Common names: Arctic fox, blue fox, ice fox, polar fox, white fox)
    • found: Mammal species of the world, via WWW, Dec. 7, 2001(Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox. Synonyms: arctica, argenteus, beringensis, beringianus, caerulea, fuliginosus, groenlandicus, hallensis, innuitus, kenaiensis, pribilofensis, spitzbergenensis, typicus, ungava)
    • found: Blue fox, Cat Island, ca. 1912 via the John E. Thwaites digital images collection, Apr. 15, 2008.
    • found: AmericaZoo.com, Apr. 15, 2008(Arctic fox, blue fox - Alopex lagopus)
    • found: Wikipedia, Apr. 28, 2008(The Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the White Fox or Snow Fox, is a fox of the order Carnivora)
    • found: Animal diversity Web, Apr. 28, 2008(Vulpes lagopus, Arctic fox)
    • found: NatureServe explorer, via WWW, Apr. 28, 2008(Vulpes lagopus - Arctic Fox. Other related name: Alopex lagopus. This species formerly was included in the genus Alopex. Data from chromosomes, mtDNA, and allozymes all indicate a close relationship among arctic fox, kit fox, and swift fox and do not support the recognition of the arctic fox in a genus separate from the kit and swift foxes (genus Vulpes))
    • found: Mammal species of the world, 3rd ed., via WWW, Apr. 28, 2008(Vulpes lagopus. Common name: Arctic fox)
  • LC Classification

    • QL737.C22
  • Example Notes

    • Example under [Fur-bearing animals]
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  • Change Notes

    • 2001-12-07: new
    • 2008-05-31: revised
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