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Arctic Fox

Arctic Fox

Larger image

North Slope,
Alaska, 1959

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Alopex[?]
Species:	lagopus

Binomial name

Alopex lagopus

The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The population of Arctic Foxes fluctuates along with the population of lemmings.

The Arctic Fox is a member of the Canidae family. Arctic Foxes are dull brown, paler underneath, in the summer. In the winter, most turn white all over; some turn bluish gray.

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