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Vulpes beringensis Merriam, 1903. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. [1][8][9][10] It is well adapted to living in cold environments, and is best known for its thick ...
The Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also known as the white wolf, polar wolf, and the Arctic grey wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands, from Melville Island to Ellesmere Island. [3][4] Unlike some populations that move between tundra and forest regions, [5] Arctic wolves spend ...
ABC Islands bear. Adder. Alaska moose. Alaska Peninsula brown bear. Alaskan tundra wolf. Arctic ground squirrel. Arctic lemming. Arctic shrew. Arctic wolf.
Narwhal. The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal has a similar build to the closely related beluga whale, with which it overlaps in range and can interbreed.
The muskox (Ovibos moschatus, in Latin "musky sheep-ox"), also spelled musk ox and musk-ox, plural muskoxen or musk oxen (in Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, romanized: umingmak; in Woods Cree: ᒫᖨᒨᐢ, romanized: mâthi-môs, ᒫᖨᒧᐢᑐᐢ, mâthi-mostos), is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. [8] Native to the Arctic, it is noted for ...
List of mammals of Iceland. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Iceland. There are twenty-eight mammal species in Iceland, of which four are endangered and four are vulnerable. The only native land mammal, not including vagrant species, is the Arctic fox. [1] This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of ...
The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
ABC Islands bear. Alaska moose. Alaska Peninsula brown bear. Alaskan tundra wolf. Arctic fox. Arctic ground squirrel. Arctic hare. Arctic lemming. Arctic shrew.