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: Ballard.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina carolinensis	Southern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Myotis austroriparius	Southeastern Myotis	Mammalia	Ballard	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N	Yes	Reference
Oryzomys palustris	Marsh Rice Rat	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Ballard	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus gossypinus	Cotton Mouse	Mammalia	Ballard	N	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus aquaticus	Swamp Rabbit	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Taxidea taxus	American Badger	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N	Yes	Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N	Yes	Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Ballard	N	N		Reference

36 species are listed