Latin name: Alopex Layopus

The Arctic fox is small (about the same weight as a cat) with short legs and short rounded furry ears. The bushy tail is about 30 cm. long. Its bushy fur coat makes it look much larger than it really is. Near the end of summer the grayish brown coat of the Arctic fox begins to grow thicker. The color of the fur turns gray and then white. The oily fur sheds water and helps to keep the fox dry.



Family: Mammal


This fox is found in the far north, mainly in the Arctic Circle. (northern parts of Alaska and the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, on Iceland and on the coast of Greenland).

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