Vulpes
The Arctic fox is in the genus Vulpes - the true foxes. There are 12 species in this genus including the red fox and the fennec fox.
Vulpes
It is of the genus 'Vulpes' which is, in fact, the fox family.
Arctic foxes belong to the genus vulpes - the true foxes.
Scientific Classification of the arctic fox: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus: Alopex Species: A. lagopus
Yes they re both foxes and their babies are called kits. Foxes are awesome, especialy Red the Fox, my stories fox.
The Arctic fox has been classified as a fox because, indeed, it is a species of fox. They are closely related to other foxes in the Genus vulpes, and they share nearly the same DNA as other species of foxes.
Foxes have been thought to be in the dog family or the cat family but it is in neither, the real classification is Vulpine, which is a genus that shows resemblance to both categories but doesn't belong to either.
All foxes are in the family Canidae (canids), within the suborder Canifornia, which includes canids and bears. The so-called "true foxes" are in the genus Vulpes, including the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus).
Arctic fox
Yes, they both belong to the same genus (Vulpes) so are closely related.
bears eat the Arctic fox and arctic fox eats mouse