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: Anderson.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Cryptotis parva Least ShrewMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus Nine-banded ArmadilloMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Glaucomys volans Southern Flying SquirrelMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary BatMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow VoleMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Mustela frenata Long-tailed WeaselMammaliaAndersonNN YesReference
Mustela nivalis Least WeaselMammaliaAndersonNS YesReference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaAndersonET YesReference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaAndersonNT YesReference
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-Eared BatMammaliaAndersonEE YesReference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaAndersonEE YesReference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaAndersonNN YesReference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaAndersonPET YesReference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Scalopus aquaticus Eastern MoleMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Sciurus niger Eastern Fox SquirrelMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Sorex longirostris Southeastern ShrewMammaliaAndersonNN YesReference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Tamias striatus Eastern ChipmunkMammaliaAndersonNN Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaAndersonNN YesReference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaAndersonNN Reference

37 species are listed