In order to distinguish the difference between Arctic fox and other foxes, we often need to understand the morphological characteristics of arctic foxes. Through this selection and distinction, what are the morphological characteristics of arctic foxes?

Arctic fox

The arctic fox is 46-68 cm long and has a long tail 28-31 cm, shoulder height 25-30 cm, weight 1.4-9 kg. Small and obese, males are slightly larger. Narrow forehead, pointed muzzle, short and round ears, hair growing on the back of cheeks, short legs, and densely growing hair on the bottom of the feet, suitable for walking on ice and snow, fluffy tail hair with white tips, body slightly smaller than Red Fox. Arctic fox fur is long, soft and thick, so arctic foxes can endure severe cold. In winter, the whole body coat is pure snow white, with only the hairless nose tip and tail black. It gradually changes to blue-gray from spring to summer. In summer, the body hair is gray-black, and the ventral color is lighter. It has very dense down and few needle hairs, and has a long, particularly fluffy tail with a white end. The body is slightly thinner than the red fox. Because its feet look like hare feet, the scientific name means fox with hare feet.