Canis lagopus
Date 1700-1880
Artist Gustav Mützel (1839–1893); Creator:C. Wendt
Source/Photographer Brehm, Brehms Thierleben
Old Latin name Canis lagopus
New Latin name Vulpes lagopus
Common name Nederlands: Poolvos
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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.