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: Meade.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded ArmadilloMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Glaucomys volans Southern Flying SquirrelMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary BatMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow VoleMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Microtus pinetorum Woodland VoleMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Mustela frenata Long-tailed WeaselMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaMeadeET YesReference
Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed MyotisMammaliaMeadeNT YesReference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaMeadeNT YesReference
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-Eared BatMammaliaMeadeEE YesReference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaMeadeEE YesReference
Neotoma magister Allegheny WoodratMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Ochrotomys nuttalli Golden MouseMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaMeadePET YesReference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii Prairie Deer MouseMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Scalopus aquaticus Eastern MoleMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Sciurus niger Eastern Fox SquirrelMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Sorex fumeus Smoky ShrewMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Sorex hoyi Pygmy ShrewMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Sorex longirostris Southeastern ShrewMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Tamias striatus Eastern ChipmunkMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaMeadeNN YesReference
Ursus americanus American Black BearMammaliaMeadeNN Reference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaMeadeNN Reference

43 species are listed