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Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.40

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Carnivora
family
Canidae
genus
Vulpes
species
Vulpes lagopus

Name

Synonyms
Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canis lagopus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucocyon lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic fox in English
Blue Fox in English
Blue Fox in English
Blue Fox in English
Ice Fox in English
Ice Fox in English
Polar Fox in English
Polar Fox in English
Polarræv in Danish
Renard polaire in French
White Fox in English
White Fox in English
naali in Finnish
Arctic Fox in English
fjellrev in Norwegian Bokmål
fjellrev in Nynorsk, Norwegian
fjällräv in Swedish
fjällräv in Swedish
njálla in Northern Sami
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic Fox in English
Arctic fox in English
Isatis in French
Polar Fox in English
Polarfuchs in German
Renard Polaire in French
Reynard Polaire in French
Zorro Ártico in Spanish
fjellrev in Nynorsk, Norwegian
fjellrev in Norwegian Bokmål
polar fox in English
polarrev in Norwegian Bokmål
polarrev in Nynorsk, Norwegian
polarrev in Norwegian Bokmål
polarrev in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Ïåñåö in Russian
Песец in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Perini, F. A., C. A. M. Russo, and C. G. Schrago, 2010: The evolution of South American endemic canids: a history of rapid diversification and morphological parallelism. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 23, no. 2. 311-322.
  2. Wilson & Reeder (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  3. Wilson, D.M (eds) (2005) Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed. The John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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