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: Laurel.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Blarina carolinensis	Southern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Cervus elaphus	Elk	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Laurel	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Laurel	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Laurel	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	E	E	Yes	Reference
Napaeozapus insignis	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Ochrotomys nuttalli	Golden Mouse	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Laurel	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex hoyi	Pygmy Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Laurel	N	N		Reference

47 species are listed