Arctic Fox

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Harbor Seal
LC

Harbor Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phoca vitulina

60–70% · Likely
Gray Seal
LC

Gray Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Halichoerus grypus

10–20% · With luck
Ringed Seal
LC

Ringed Seal

Mammal

Pusa hispida

Insufficient data
ugruk

ugruk

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Erignathus barbatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
2 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Arctic Fox in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Arctic Fox sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Arctic Fox in Vatnajokull National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Arctic Fox in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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