Vulpes lagopus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Arctic Fox

Oblique view in white pelage. Also as Alopex lagopus. Also as Polar Fox.
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Location:Canada, NU, Ellesmere IslandDate taken:Jan 1, 1973

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 114

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Cynoidea
Family : Canidae
Subfamily : Caninae
Tribe : Vulpini
Genus : Vulpes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033832

Original name as described

Canis Lagopus

Other common names

Polar Fox

Type locality

Lapland, Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Iceland · Greenland · Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005972

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 44 names and synonyms.

Canis Lagopus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Canidae

Root name

lagopus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033832

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946255) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Phipps (1774:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15067061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68338)
  4. Müller (1776:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41499643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37288)
  5. Erxleben (1777:568, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  6. Borowski (1780:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67757)
  7. Zimmermann (1783:158, 163, 175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  8. Zimmermann (1783:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  9. Zimmermann (1783:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  10. Boddaert (1785:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  11. Gmelin (1788:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  12. Kerr (1792:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  13. Link (1795:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  14. Wolf (1796:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
  15. Cuvier (1797:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  16. Shaw (1800:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37617)
  17. Daudin (1802:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  18. Turton (1802:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  19. Treviranus (1802:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)
  20. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  21. Treviranus (1803:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  22. Goldfuss (1809:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  23. Fischer (1814:xii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  24. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  25. Voigt (1819:412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  26. Muirhead (1819:425, 427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  27. Muirhead (1819:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  28. Nilsson (1820:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69318)
  29. Hemprich (1820:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  30. Desmarest (1821:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  31. Schinz (1821:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528982) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  32. Griffith (1822:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53016496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68342)
  33. Sabine (1823:658, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32215465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68385)
  34. Richardson (1825:299, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33582451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68784)
  35. Lesson (1827:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  36. Billberg (1827:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  37. Fischer (1829:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  38. Wagler (1830:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)
  39. Eichwald (1831:378, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  40. Melchior (1834:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68789)
  41. Blainville (1843:46, 107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  42. Blainville (1843:46, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  43. Wagner (1844:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68331)
  44. Gistel (1848:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  45. Schrenck (1859:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33479195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67819)
  46. Sclater (1872:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  47. Heuglin (1874:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58437440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69420)

Canis Vulpes Lagopus albus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Canidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Kerr (1792:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)

Canis Vulpes Lagopus caerulescens

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Canidae

Root name

caerulescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

144

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Kerr (1792:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)

Canis fuliginosus

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Canidae

Root name

fuliginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57829873

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Shaw (1800:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37617)
  2. Muirhead (1819:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)

Canis groenlandicus

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Canidae

Root name

groenlandica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57829873

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Vulpes coerulescens

Pallas, 1811

Family

Canidae

Root name

coerulescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid · preoccupied

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113984

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Vulpes arctica

Oken, 1816

Family

Canidae

Root name

arctica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex · nomen_novum

Authority page

1033

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375780

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis Vulpes cærulea

(S. Nilsson, 1820)

Family

Canidae

Root name

caerulea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Lund

Name usages

  1. Nilsson (1820:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69318)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis Lagopus β. Fuliginosus

(J. Richardson, 1825)

Family

Canidae

Root name

fuliginosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33582454

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Richardson (1825:302, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33582454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68784)

Canis lagopus Var. β. argenteus

(Billberg, 1827)

Family

Canidae

Root name

argentea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Billberg (1827:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

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