Hispid cotton rat reaches Kentucky at the northern edge of a range that spans most of the southern United States, with records clustered around the Kentucky River palisades and Bluegrass Wildlife Management Area’s grassy edges.
All 7 records fall in October through December, a narrow window that likely reflects a single trapping survey more than a true seasonal pattern. NatureServe ranks the species S3, Vulnerable, in Kentucky, consistent with a population living at the margin of suitable range.
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