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 |
Macrochelys temminckii | Alligator Snapping Turtle | Chelonia | Hickman | PT | E | Yes | Reference |
Myotis sodalis | Indiana Bat | Mammalia | Hickman | E | E | Yes | Reference |
Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover | Aves | Hickman | T | N | Yes | Reference |
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | Shovelnose Sturgeon | Actinopterygii | Hickman | T(S/A) | N | Reference | |
Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Aves | Hickman | XN | N | Yes | Reference |