#0118 · 🦊 mammals

Arctic Fox

🇳🇱 Poolvos ·Vulpes lagopus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

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, and is best known for its thick, warm fur that is also used as camouflage. On average, Arctic foxes only live 3-4 years in the wild. Its body length ranges from...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,171iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,171 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).