Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus 1758) [Canis] lagopus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 40. Type Locality: "alpibus Lapponicis, Sibiria," restricted by Thomas (1911 a) to " Sweden (Lapland).". Vernacular Names: Arctic Fox. Subspecies:: Subspecies Vulpes lagopus subsp. lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Subspecies Vulpes lagopus subsp. beringensis Merriam 1902 Subspecies Vulpes lagopus subsp. fuliginosus Bechstein 1799 Subspecies Vulpes lagopus subsp. pribilofensis Merriam 1902 Distribution: Circumpolar, entire tundra zone of the Holarctic, including most of the Arctic islands: Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, USA (Alaska). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Alopex lagopus. Discussion: Viable hybrids have been recorded between V. lagopus and V. vulpes (Chiarelli, 1975). Synonyms allocated according to Audet, et al. (2002).

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 584, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519