Consider how likely each threat category is to contribute to the extinction risk for a species over the next 10-year planning horizon and prioritize the threat as a research topic by ranking in order LOW (1-
LOW
HIGH
MEDIUM Priority
Priority
Priority
1 - 4
5 - 8
9 - 11
4), MEDIUM (5 - 8) or HIGH (9-11)
Level of knowledge about factors that affect a species’ population size or distribution in NC
Status of
Level of knowledge about the species’ population size in NC
Level of knowledge about statewide
monitoring statewide
Wildlife Action Plan Species Ranking Results
distribution
population trends
Is management needed and are current levels of
What is the
What is the
highest level of
What is the non- consumptive or
Management
Is this species a
invasive species
economic
When does the action sufficient to
Metric
Metric
Metric
Metric
Metric
Metric
Metric
Metric
Knowledge Gaps
Needs/Concerns
vector for disease threat concern for influence of the
species occur in
maintain viable populations?
cultural value of the
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
or pathogens ?
the species?
species in NC?
the state?
species?
Metrics 10 - 13
Metrics 15 - 20
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Common Name
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
Letter
SCORE
SCORE
Score
Northern Short-tailed Shrew Dismal Swamp Short-tailed Shrew Southern Short-tailed Shrew
10
18 18 18 18
c c c c
0 0 0 0
c c c c
4 4 4 4
c c c c
4 4 4 4
a a a a
10 10 10 10
a
10
0 0
Coyote
32
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
b
7
c - d
2
b
8
b - c
5
a
10
f
0
Gray Wolf Red Wolf
0 0
0
c c
0 0
c c
4 4
c d
4 0
a b
10
18 10
American Beaver
42 20
6
b
7
d
1
a
10
a a
10 10
a a
10 10
d
4
Elk
0
Star-nosed Mole Star-nosed Mole
0 0
30 34 25 24 26 19 13 24 24 16 18
a - b
8
a - b a - b
8 8 4 0 4 0 0
c
4 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 5 2 4 4 4 6 4 6 6 6 6 4 0 4 0 6 6 6 6 6 4 6
a a a a
10 10 10 10
a b
10
b b b b
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
46 46 46 46 46
5 8 8 5 3 0 5 0 0 3 0 5 0 5
c
8 9 9 8 9 1 1 5
3 6 5 3 5 1 1 5 2 1 6 6 5 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 6 5 5 5 6 5 1 1 5 5 4 1 6
5 4 5 5 5 1 1 4 2 1 4 6 6 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 4
3 4 4 3 4 1 1 4 2 4 4 5 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 4
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 1 4
3 5 5 3 5 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 5 5 6 6 5 5 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
4 5 4 4 4 1 1 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 3
3 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 6 2 3 4 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 4 5 3 5 1 1 1 1 7 1 3
3 4 4 3 4 1 1 4 6 3 5 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 2 1 5
5 4 4 5 4 1 1 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
3 3 6 3 6
a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10
e e e e e
0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
a - b a - b a - b a - b a - b
9 9 9 9 9
b b b b b
7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b a a a a a a a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10
Rafinesque's [= Eastern] Big-eared Bat - Coastal Plai
a - b a - b
d
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat - Mountain Pop
c
a - b
8
Townsend's Big-eared Bat Virginia Big-eared Bat
b
d d a c
c
a
10
b - c
b - c
b - c
5
Least Shrew
0
c
10
c
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Nine Banded Armadillo
24 23 46 40 26 36 43 42 43
b
4 4 4 0 4 4 4 6 6 6
b - c c - d
1 1
b - c
5 0
c - d b - d
d - e
2 0
b - c b - c
f
0 4 9 0 7 0 7 6 7 8 7 4 4 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 8 8 0 0
Virginia Opossum
c c
c c
e a
e a
d
Big Brown Bat
c
11
10
e a e
10
b a
a - b
Feral Horse
0
b - c
5 3 9
10
c
5 4 7 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2 5 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 4 4 8 9
10
f
Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel
17 18 25 18 27 32 27 16 18 14 21 14 26 27 25 31 25 21 25 40 19 25 28 27 28 26 32 23 25 22 29 31 25 23 24
b - c
d
c c
10
6 3 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 7
c
0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
b - e b - c a - b a - b a - b a - b a - b
c - d a - d
2 5 7 7 7 7 7 3
b - c
Southern Flying Squirrel
c
c c c
3 5 5 6 5 6
a - b
a - e
f
Silver-haired Bat Eastern Red Bat
b
b
a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10
e e e e e e
b b b b b c a a
b - c
c
c
c
Hoary Bat
b
b
b
b - c
Northern Yellow Bat (incl Florida Yellow Bat)
44
a b
10
b b a c c c c a b b a b c c a c b c c c c b c b b b a a c
b b b
b
Seminole Bat Snowshoe Hare
43 26 41 41 31 35 25 23 25 25 23 31 28 28 26 23 46 44 46 46 44 46 23 25
5
b - c
10
11
b - c
5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 1 5
b b b b
North American River Otter
c c
0 0 3 0 0 5 3 5 3 3 5
4 4 4 4
c
1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5
b b b b
c - d c - d
10 10
d d
Bobcat
d
Woodchuck Striped Skunk
b - c
c
d
a - d b - c
5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
f
c c
d b b b b b
b - d
c
d e
Rock Vole
10
b - c b - c b - c b - c b - c
e e e e e a
b b b b b b
d d d d d d
Southern Rock Vole
b
6 6
f
Meadow Vole
b - c
e e
Dismal Swamp Meadow Vole
b
10
Woodland Vole House Mouse
b - c b - c
6 4 4
11
f f
c
1 2 3 1 5 9 5 5 5 5 5
c
10
Long-tailed Weasel
b a b
b a d b b
d d d
c - d c - d
2 2
d - e d - e
b - c b - c
b b
Least Weasel Nutria (Coypu)
10
10
10
5 3 8 8 8 8
4 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 6
0 6 6 5 6 4 6 4 6 6
a e e e e e e e e e
10
c
d d b b b b b b d d d d d b b
f f
Southern Red-backed Vole
b - c a - b a - b a - b a - b
b - c
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
b
Southeastern Bat
a a a a a a
10 10 10 10 10 10
a - b a - b a - b a - b a - b a - b
a a a a b a e e
10 10 10 10
Gray Bat
8
b - c
11 11 11
Eastern Small-footed Bat
b c b c b b a b
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Little Brown Bat
Northern Long-eared Bat
a b
10
4
8
Indiana Bat
5 3 0 5 5 3 5 5
11
10
Woodland Jumping Mouse
b - c
11
1 1 1 1 7 1 4
c
3 5 5 5 5 1
b b
2 2 2 5 6 4 6
Eastern Woodrat
c
5
b - c
Eastern Woodrat
25
b b
6
10
a - b
8
5
b - c b - c b - c
e
b
e
Southern Appalachian Woodrat
26 25 32 42
10 10
6 4 4 5
a
10
10 10
c - e
b - e b - e
b - e b - d
Allegheny Woodrat
b - c
c c
a - b
8
e
American Mink
b b
4 4
a a
10 10
1 5
d a
c - d
b
d
Evening Bat
c
b - c
10
e
a - b
c
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