北极狐是国家一级保护动物吗
北极狐是保护动物，已列入《世界自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录》。
北极狐（学名：Vulpes lagopus）：体长50-60厘米，尾长20-25厘米，体重2.5-4千克。颜面窄，嘴尖，耳圆，尾毛蓬松，尖端白色。冬季全身体毛为白色，仅鼻尖为黑色；夏季体毛为灰黑色，腹面颜色较浅。具有很密的绒毛和较少的针毛，可在零下50℃的冰原上生活。足底毛特别厚。
单独或结群活动。食物主要为旅鼠，也吃鱼、鸟、鸟蛋、贝类、北极兔和浆果等。为珍贵毛皮兽，已人工繁殖，称蓝狐、白狐等，突变品种如影狐、北极珍珠狐、北极蓝宝石狐、北极白金狐和白色北极狐等，统称为彩色北极狐。
北极狐分布于北极地区，活动于整个北极范围，其中包括：俄罗斯，加拿大，阿拉斯加，格陵兰和斯瓦尔巴群岛的外缘，以及亚北极和高山地区，如冰岛和斯堪的纳维亚大陆。
关于北极狐的介绍(英文版的)
Arctic Fox [British] Arctic fox [la] Alopex lagopus is a canid, the Arctic fox is. Also known as blue fox, arctic fox and so on, as the snow was the wizard, the value of expensive fur, after artificial feeding can be seen a large number of coat color mutations in species, such as shadow fox, Arctic fox pearl, sapphire Arctic fox, Arctic fox platinum and white Arctic Fox and so on,Collectively referred to as color arctic foxes in the international fur market, are selling high-end merchandise, because the Arctic fox large, body length, plush good color, especially light blue arctic foxes, the most in the international market has economic value, be regarded for treasures. Arctic fox fox fox species than any other kinds of prices higher than the price 30% ~ 50%.Arctic Fox body length 50 to 60 cm, tail length 20 ~ 25 cm, weight 2500 ~ 4000 grams. Smaller size and obesity. Short beak, ears short, slightly rounded. Short legs. In winter the whole body hair is white, only black tip. Summer for the gray hair black, shallow ventral color. Have very close needle villi and less hair, tail length, tail fluffy hair in particular, the end of white. Arctic Fox in the minus 50 ℃ Living the ice.Arctic fox on the soles of the feet with long hair, so there would be ice on the ground in walking, do not skid. Field distribution in the very north of Russia, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, USA and Alaska and Canada, the northern pole and so on. Events clustering. In the shore slopes Xiangyang cunicularia living under. 2 ~ in May each year estrus mating. Gestation period is 51 ~ 52 days. Births every 6 ~ 8 Aberdeen. Life expectancy for 8 ~ 10 years.
