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: Owsley.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Cervus elaphus	Elk	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Owsley	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ochrotomys nuttalli	Golden Mouse	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Owsley	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Owsley	N	N		Reference

33 species are listed