Predators & furbearers
Arctic fox
Vulpes lagopus
- Group
- Predators & furbearers
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Canidae
Range
- Arctic
- North America
Habitat
- Tundra
Range
Countries it is found in
9 countries
- Canada
- Finland
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Russia
- Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- United States
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Arctic fox. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Ingvild RiskaCC BY
Cross-reference
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Same family (Canidae)
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Same family (Canidae)
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