Mammal
Swift Fox
Vulpes velox
Photo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common Names
Kit Fox / Small Fox of the Plains
Habitat
Great Falls
Conservation
Vulnerable
First Observed
1805-07-08
Observed At
Near the Marias River, Chouteau County, Montana
Cat-sized, large-eared fox of central plains. Harvest and loss of habitat to agriculture reduced range by 40 percent.
In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described
Swift fox
Found near Great Falls. This is a cat-sized, large-eared fox of the Central Plains. Harvest and loss of habitat due to agriculture reduced range by 40 percent.
Encyclopedia of Life page for Swift fox (opens in a new tab) On the atlas map
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Journal References
11 journal entries mention Swift Fox
Sep
12
1804
Clark: September 12, 1804
Septr. 12th Wednesday 1804 a Dark Cloudy Day the wind hard from the N. W. we passed (1) a Island the middle of the river...
Feb
25
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
is! ‘until the canges. came up; and. about 7 7 proceeded : on our voyage. ‘Che forenoon was pleasant. We — hu yacsed two screcks...
May
20
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
as usal. one of the hunters or trapers caught a large beaver last night, about nine o. Clock A.M. we passed the mouth of a...
May
26
1805
Patrick Gass: May 26, 1805
through a desert country: in which there is no timber on any part, except a few scattered pines on the hills. We saw few animals...
Jun
25
1805
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
a cloudy morning. we Set out with the 2 truck waggons, and returned back to the lower camp for another load. took up 2 canoes...
Jun
25
1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
the 2 truck waggons and returned back to the lower Camp for another load, took 2 canoes up the hill on the high plains the...
Jul
8
1805
Lewis: July 8, 1805
Monday July 8th 1805. Capt. Clark Determined to make a second effort to replace the notes which he had made with rispect to the river...
Feb
15
1806
Clark: February 15, 1806
Saturday February 15th 1806 Drewyer and Whitehouse Set out on a hunting excurtion towards the mountains Southwest of us. we have heard our hunters over...
Feb
15
1806
Lewis: February 15, 1806
Saturday February 15th 1806. Drewyer and Whitehouse set out this morning on a hunting excurtion towards the praries of Point Adams. we have heard our...
Feb
19
1806
Clark: February 19, 1806
Wednesday February 19th 1806. Sergt. Ordway Set out again with a party to the Salt works by land. in the evening Sergt. Gass returned with...
Feb
21
1806
Lewis: February 21, 1806
Friday February 21st 1806. Visited this morning by 3 Clatsop who remained with us all day; they are great begers; I gave one of them...
