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The Arctic fox , ( or ' white fox ' , ' polar fox ' , ' snow fox ' ) , is Vulpes lagopus .

The Arctic fox ( " Vulpes lagopus " ) , also known as the white fox , polar fox , or snow fox , is a small fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome .