Nevada mammals

Red Fox in Nevada

Vulpes vulpes

Native to Nevada S3 Vulnerable in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Red Fox in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 88th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

25 occurrence records
21 with iNaturalist photos
May 29, 2026 Last seen in Nevada

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Red Fox in Nevada

Most sightings fall in March.

25 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence. Based on a small number of dated records; the seasonal pattern may not be representative.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January1
February1
March6
April1
May2
June2
July0
August3
September3
October0
November2
December4

Monthly red fox occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in March, with a smaller rise in December.

Occurrence map

Where Red Fox has been recorded in Nevada

25 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

25 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Toiyabe National Forest 2

Protected places with the most red fox sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
White Pine County 9
Elko County 5
Washoe County 3
Lander County 2
Carson City County 2
Eureka County 1
Lyon County 1
Clark County 1
Churchill County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 9 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the red fox are anchored by Ruby Mountains and Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

These sites tie the Nevada record pattern to the state’s long mountain spine. Records from separate ranges matter because Nevada’s high country is broken into isolated peaks. The monthly pattern is fairly spread out rather than confined to one Nevada season. It tracks observer records and shouldn’t be read as a population count.

The file combines 21 research-grade iNaturalist records and 23 GBIF records. Those 44 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Red Fox in other states

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More mammals in Nevada in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"