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: Shelby.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Mustela nivalis	Least Weasel	Mammalia	Shelby	N	S	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Shelby	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Shelby	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Scalopus aquaticus	Eastern Mole	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Shelby	N	N		Reference

31 species are listed