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: Spencer.


Scientific Name and Life HistoryCommon Name and PicturesClassCountyUS StatusKY StatusWAPReference
Blarina brevicauda Northern Short-tailed ShrewMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Canis latrans CoyoteMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Castor canadensis American BeaverMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Cryptotis parva Least ShrewMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Didelphis virginiana Virginia OpossumMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown BatMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red BatMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Lontra canadensis Northern River OtterMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Lynx rufus BobcatMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Marmota monax WoodchuckMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Mephitis mephitis Striped SkunkMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Microtus ochrogaster Prairie VoleMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow VoleMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Microtus pinetorum Woodland VoleMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Myotis grisescens Gray MyotisMammaliaSpencerET YesReference
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown BatMammaliaSpencerNT YesReference
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-Eared BatMammaliaSpencerEE YesReference
Myotis sodalis Indiana BatMammaliaSpencerEE YesReference
Neovison vison American MinkMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Nycticeius humeralis Evening BatMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed DeerMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Ondatra zibethicus MuskratMammaliaSpencerNN YesReference
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored BatMammaliaSpencerPET YesReference
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed MouseMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii Prairie Deer MouseMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Procyon lotor Northern RaccoonMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Harvest MouseMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray SquirrelMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Sciurus niger Eastern Fox SquirrelMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Sorex longirostris Southeastern ShrewMammaliaSpencerNN YesReference
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern CottontailMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Synaptomys cooperi Southern Bog LemmingMammaliaSpencerNN YesReference
Tamias striatus Eastern ChipmunkMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray FoxMammaliaSpencerNN YesReference
Ursus americanus American Black BearMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Vulpes vulpes Red FoxMammaliaSpencerNN Reference
Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping MouseMammaliaSpencerNN Reference

37 species are listed