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: Jefferson.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Erethizon dorsatum	North American Porcupine	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Jefferson	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Jefferson	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii	Prairie Deer Mouse	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Jefferson	N	N		Reference

40 species are listed