KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT of
FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES

Species Information

Mammalia observations for selected counties

Linked life history provided courtesy of NatureServe Explorer.
Records may include both recent and historical observations.
US Status Definitions Kentucky Status Definitions

List Mammalia observations in 1 selected county.
Selected county is: Fayette.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Blarina carolinensis	Southern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus seminolus	Seminole Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Mustela frenata	Long-tailed Weasel	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Fayette	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Fayette	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Fayette	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii	Prairie Deer Mouse	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N	Yes	Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Fayette	N	N		Reference

42 species are listed