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: Lyon.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Cryptotis parva Least ShrewMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded ArmadilloMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans Silver-haired BatMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary BatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Lasiurus seminolus Seminole BatMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Microtus pinetorum Woodland VoleMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Myotis austroriparius Southeastern MyotisMammaliaLyonNS YesReference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaLyonET YesReference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaLyonNT YesReference
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-Eared BatMammaliaLyonEE YesReference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Oryzomys palustris Marsh Rice RatMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaLyonPET YesReference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Harvest MouseMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Scalopus aquaticus Eastern MoleMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Sigmodon hispidus Hispid Cotton RatMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Sorex hoyi Pygmy ShrewMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Sorex longirostris Southeastern ShrewMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaLyonNN Reference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaLyonNN YesReference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaLyonNN Reference

39 species are listed