The arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus, formerly known as Alopex lagopus ), also known as the white fox, polar fox or snow fox, is a small fox native to Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and is common throughout the Arctic tundra biome.

Besides the nominate, Vulpes lagopus lagopus, there are four subspecies of this fox:

* Bering Islands arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus beringensis

* Iceland Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus

* Pribilof Islands arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus pribilofensis

* Greenland arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus foragorapusis

* Smithsonian Institution – North American Mammals: Vulpes lagopus

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*** Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus

The arctic fox is sometimes included in this genus as Vulpes lagopus based on the definitive mammal taxonomy list, as well as genetic evidence.

Arctic Foxes ( Vulpes lagopus ) may threaten breeding females and particular the eggs and hatchlings ; they can be quite hard to scare away.

The coat of the Arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) both provides it with protection from the cold and camouflages it.

), moose ( Alces alces ), black bear ( Ursus americanus ), red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), arctic fox ( Alopex lagopus ), wolverine, snowshoe hare ( Lepus americanus ), grouse ( Dendragapus spp.

Some predators of northern red-backed voles include American marten ( Martes americana ), Arctic fox ( Alopex lagopus ), red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), short-tail weasel ( Mustela erminea ), coyote ( Canis latrans ), and probably most other predators of small mammals that occur within the range of northern red-backed voles.

*** Red fox, Vulpes vulpes ( 1 Ma to present )

*** Swift fox, Vulpes velox

*** Kit fox, Vulpes macrotis

*** Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac

*** Cape fox, Vulpes chama

*** Pale fox, Vulpes pallida

*** Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis

*** Tibetan sand fox, Vulpes ferrilata

*** Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana

*** Rüppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli

*** Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda

By far the most common and widespread species of fox is the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), although various species are found on almost every continent.

Although it has previously been assigned to its own genus Alopex, genetic evidence places it in Vulpes ( Mammal Species of the World ) with the majority of the other foxes.

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The fossil record suggests that the genus Canis diverged from the small, foxlike Leptocyon in North America sometime in the Late Miocene epoch 9 to 10 million years ( Ma ) ago, along with two other genera, Urocyon, and Vulpes.

However, hybrids between the two occur naturally where their ranges overlap, and some mammalogists classify the two as subspecies of a single species, usually treated as Vulpes velox ( with the swift fox being described as V. velox velox and the kit fox as V. velox macrotis ).

* Silver fox ( animal ), the melanin-related discoloration of Vulpes vulpes, a genetically-determined color phase of the common red fox in which the fur is black tipped with white

Vulpes bengalensis is a relatively small fox with an elongated muzzle, long, pointed ears, and a bushy tail about 50 to 60 % of the length of the head and body.

A ) Upper view of a Tibetan fox skull, plus comparison between dentition of B ) same species with C ) that of the hill fox ( Vulpes v. montana )

Habitat selection and home range in the Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana: compatibility with the Resource Dispersion Hypothesis.

This has led to two conflicting classifications: Vulpes zerda, implying that the fennec fox is a true fox, and Fennecus zerda, implying that the fennec fox belongs to its own genus.

The Tibetan sand fox ( Vulpes ferrilata ) is a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau in Nepal, China, Sikkim, and Bhutan, up to altitudes of about 5300 m. It is classed as Least Concern for extinction by the IUCN, on account of its widespread range in the Tibetan Plateau's steppes and semi-deserts.

Around 9-10 Mya during the Late Miocene, Canis, Urocyon, and Vulpes genera expanded from southwestern North America.

*** Vulpes alopecoides ( 2. 6 Ma †)

*** Vulpes cf.

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*** Vulpes galaticus ( 4. 2 Ma †)

* Alopex: Arctic fox, although the definitive mammal taxonomy list as well as genetic evidence places it in Vulpes, and not as a genus unto itself.

* Vulpes: Including 12 species of true foxes, including the red fox, V. vulpes, Tibetan Sand Fox, Vulpes ferrilata and their closest kin.

The rabbits are pursued by Eurasian Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), another non-native species introduced intermittently through the twentieth century.

The dog, sheep, goats and possibly cattle and pigs were introduced, as well as numerous wild animals such as foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) and Persian fallow deer ( Dama mesopotamica ) that were previously unknown on the island.

The fennec fox or fennec ( Vulpes zerda ) is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa.

The species is usually assigned to the genus Vulpes ; however, this is debated due to differences between the fennec fox and other fox species.

The species was previously classified in the genus Fennecus, but has since been reclassified to the genus Vulpes which includes a variety of other types of foxes.

His team spent many years breeding the Silver Fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) and selecting only those individuals that showed the least fear of humans.

Mammals to be seen include Red Fox Vulpes vulpes, badger Meles meles, Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis, and Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius.

Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae family.