Carnivora of KY

• Family Canidae  (Coyotes and Foxes)
  • Coyote (Canis latrans)
  • Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
  • Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
• Family Felidae  (Cats)
  • Bobcat (Felis rufus)
• Family Mustelidae  (Weasels, Skunks and Otters)
  • Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
  • Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
  • Mink (Mustela vison)
  • Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
  • Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
  • River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
• Family Procyonidae  (Raccoons)
  • Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
• Family Ursidae  (Bears)
  • American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

References

Barbour, Roger W., and Wayne H. Davis.  1974.  Mammals of Kentucky.  The University of Kentucky Press.  322 pp.

Burt, William H., and Richard P. Grossenheider.  1976.  Peterson Field Guides Mammals.  Houghton Mifflin Company.  289 pp.

Whitaker, John O., Jr.  1980.  National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals.  Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.  745 pp.

KY Mammals