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: Letcher.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Cervus elaphus	Elk	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	S	Yes	Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Letcher	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myodes gapperi maurus	Kentucky Red-backed Vole	Mammalia	Letcher	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Letcher	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Letcher	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	E	E	Yes	Reference
Napaeozapus insignis	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Parascalops breweri	Hairy-tailed Mole	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Letcher	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterrae	Cloudland Deer Mouse	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Sorex cinereus	Cinereus Shrew	Mammalia	Letcher	N	S	Yes	Reference
Sorex dispar blitchi	Long-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Letcher	N	E	Yes	Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex hoyi	Pygmy Shrew	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Spilogale putorius	Eastern Spotted Skunk	Mammalia	Letcher	N	S	Yes	Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Letcher	N	N		Reference

45 species are listed