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: Mercer.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Mercer	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Mercer	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis leibii	Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Mammalia	Mercer	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	T	Yes	Reference
Neotoma magister	Allegheny Woodrat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Mercer	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Mercer	N	N		Reference

35 species are listed