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: Knox.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Cervus elaphus	Elk	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Knox	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Knox	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Knox	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Knox	E	E	Yes	Reference
Napaeozapus insignis	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Ochrotomys nuttalli	Golden Mouse	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Knox	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Knox	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Knox	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Knox	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Knox	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Knox	N	N		Reference

31 species are listed