species · Scientific classification

Vulpes lagopus

Source-identified Vulpes lagopus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
Arctic Fox · Jonatan Pie ( unsplash.com/@r3dmax ) · CC0

Classification in context

Lineage

  1. LifeLife
  2. DomainEukaryota
  3. KingdomAnimalia
  4. PhylumChordata
  5. ClassMammalia
  6. OrderCarnivora
  7. FamilyCanidae
  8. GenusVulpes
  9. SpeciesVulpes lagopus
Advanced classification

Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

  1. cellular organisms cellular root
  2. Eukaryota domain
  3. Opisthokonta clade
  4. Metazoa kingdom
  5. Eumetazoa clade
  6. Bilateria clade
  7. Deuterostomia clade
  8. Chordata phylum
  9. Craniata subphylum
  10. Vertebrata clade
  11. Gnathostomata clade
  12. Teleostomi clade
  13. Euteleostomi clade
  14. Sarcopterygii superclass
  15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
  16. Tetrapoda clade
  17. Amniota clade
  18. Mammalia class
  19. Theria clade
  20. Eutheria clade
  21. Boreoeutheria clade
  22. Laurasiatheria superorder
  23. Carnivora order
  24. Caniformia suborder
  25. Canidae family
  26. Vulpes genus
  27. Vulpes lagopus species

NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

Records in this collection

Principal members

1 published profile in this branch.

No direct child records in this snapshot.

Within this taxon

Published profiles

Source-identified Vulpes lagopus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
Species · Vulpes

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

The Arctic fox is a small northern canid adapted to cold, open landscapes. Dense fur, compact ears and fur-covered feet help it …

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