Swift fox holds one of the thinnest records in this rank band, just 15 total sightings, reflecting a small, prairie-dwelling fox that was extirpated from much of its historic range across the Great Plains and has only partially recovered in Montana through reintroduction efforts. NatureServe ranks the species S3, Vulnerable, in the state.
Reports cluster from May through July, likely tracking pup-rearing season when adults move more to provision a den, though with a record this small any seasonal claim should be read loosely.
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