Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions
Kentucky Status Definitions
Scientific Name and Life History | Common Name and Pictures | Class | Quad | US Status | KY Status | WAP | Reference |
Ursus americanus | American Black Bear | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Neovison vison | American Mink | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Lynx rufus | Bobcat | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Lasiurus borealis | Eastern Red Bat | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Cervus elaphus | Elk | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Myotis septentrionalis | Northern Long-Eared Bat | Mammalia | Seitz | E | E | Yes | Reference |
Blarina brevicauda | Northern Short-tailed Shrew | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Lasionycteris noctivagans | Silver-haired Bat | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Yes | Reference |
Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Peromyscus leucopus | White-footed Mouse | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference | |
Odocoileus virginianus | White-tailed Deer | Mammalia | Seitz | N | N | Reference |