Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Family Canidae > Genus Alopex

Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Canis Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AlopexKaup, 1829accepted genus name

Species group names

Canis lagopus Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Children

Alopex lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alopex lagopus spitsbergenensis (Barrett-Hamilton & Bonhote, 1898)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bulgarian: Polyarnа lisitsа; Полярна лисица sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point
 Danish: Polarræv
 Dutch: Poolvos
 English: Arctic fox sources: Domina, Gianniantonio (University Palermo, Department Botanical Sciences (DPCE))
 English-United States: Arctic fox
 French: Renard polaire
 German: Eisfuchs sources: german PESI focal point
 Greek: Αρκτική αλεπού sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Israel (Hebrew): שועל השלג sources: Hebrew PESI focal point
 Italian: Volpe artica; Volpe bianca; Volpe polare sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: poliarinė lapė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point
 Romanian: Vulpe-polara sources: Romania PESI focal point
 Russian: песец sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovak: Líška polárna
 Slovenian: polarna lisica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Zorro ártico; Zorro polar sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Swedish: fjällräv
 Turkish: Kutup tilkisi sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Лис полярний; Песець; полярна лисиця

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External Links

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Citation

Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=305285

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2005-01-25 by Prof. Dr Wieslaw Bogdanowicz

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