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: Henderson.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	E	E	Yes	Reference
Napaeozapus insignis	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Oryzomys palustris	Marsh Rice Rat	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Henderson	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii	Prairie Deer Mouse	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Sorex cinereus	Cinereus Shrew	Mammalia	Henderson	N	S	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus aquaticus	Swamp Rabbit	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Taxidea taxus	American Badger	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Henderson	N	N		Reference

38 species are listed