Arctic tod

Arctic tod
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Faimily: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: V. lagopus
Binomial name
Vulpes lagopus
Arctic tod range
Synonyms

The Arctic tod (Vulpes lagopus), forby spelt Airctic tod, kent as the white tod, polar tod, or snaw tod an aw, is a smaa tod native tae the Arctic regions o the Northren Hemisphere an common ootthrou the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adaptit tae livin in cauld environs. It haes a deep thick fur that is broun in simmer an white in winter. Its bouk lenth ranges frae 46 tae 68 cm (18 tae 27 in), wi a generally roondit bouk shape tae minimize the escape o bouk heat.


References

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  7. ↑ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.