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: Madison.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Cervus elaphus	Elk	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Madison	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Madison	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Madison	E	E	Yes	Reference
Napaeozapus insignis	Woodland Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Ochrotomys nuttalli	Golden Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Madison	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii	Prairie Deer Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex hoyi	Pygmy Shrew	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Madison	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Madison	N	N		Reference

47 species are listed