🦊 Arctic fox vs Fennec fox 🦊
The arctic fox is about one and a half times as long as the fennec fox. The arctic fox weighs about 4 times as much as the fennec fox.
| Row | 🦊 Arctic fox | 🦊 Fennec fox |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The arctic fox weighs about 4 times as much as the fennec fox. | 9.9 lb4.5 kg1 | 2 to 3.1 lb900 g to 1.4 kg2 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the arctic fox yet. | no checked number yet | 11 years11 years2 |
| Eats The arctic fox eats meat; the fennec fox eats plants and animals. | lemmings, voles, birds, eggs and fish | insects, small animals, eggs, roots and fruit |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the Arctic tundra of North America, Europe and Asia | the Sahara and other deserts of North Africa |
Which one? Arctic fox or fennec fox
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the arctic fox or the fennec fox yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/arctic-fox-vs-fennec-fox
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Kobuk Valley National Park, checked 30 October 2026.
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Fennec fox, checked 30 October 2026.