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: Taylor.

Scientific Name and Life History	Common Name and Pictures	Class	County	US Status	KY Status	WAP	Reference
Blarina brevicauda	Northern Short-tailed Shrew	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Canis latrans	Coyote	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Corynorhinus rafinesquii	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	S	Yes	Reference
Cryptotis parva	Least Shrew	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Glaucomys volans	Southern Flying Squirrel	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus borealis	Eastern Red Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Lasiurus cinereus	Hoary Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Marmota monax	Woodchuck	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Microtus ochrogaster	Prairie Vole	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Microtus pennsylvanicus	Meadow Vole	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Microtus pinetorum	Woodland Vole	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Mustela frenata	Long-tailed Weasel	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Myotis grisescens	Gray Myotis	Mammalia	Taylor	E	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	T	Yes	Reference
Myotis septentrionalis	Northern Long-Eared Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	E	E	Yes	Reference
Myotis sodalis	Indiana Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	E	E	Yes	Reference
Neovison vison	American Mink	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Nycticeius humeralis	Evening Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Ondatra zibethicus	Muskrat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Perimyotis subflavus	Tricolored Bat	Mammalia	Taylor	PE	T	Yes	Reference
Peromyscus leucopus	White-footed Mouse	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Reithrodontomys humulis	Eastern Harvest Mouse	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Sciurus niger	Eastern Fox Squirrel	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Sigmodon hispidus	Hispid Cotton Rat	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Sorex fumeus	Smoky Shrew	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sorex longirostris	Southeastern Shrew	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Synaptomys cooperi	Southern Bog Lemming	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Tamias striatus	Eastern Chipmunk	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N	Yes	Reference
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference
Zapus hudsonius	Meadow Jumping Mouse	Mammalia	Taylor	N	N		Reference

43 species are listed