3.7 Mammals
2005
2015 Changes
Scientifc Name
Common Name Scientifc Name
Common Name
Comment
No longer a SGCN . Evaluated Eastern NC population and Mountain population as distinct segments.
Sciurus niger
Sciurus niger niger and Sciurus niger pop. 1
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Eastern Fox Squirrel
No longer a SGCN.
Sorex cinereus
Masked Shrew
No longer a SGCN.
Sorex dispar
Rock Shrew
No longer a SGCN.
Sorex fumeus
Smoky Shrew
No longer a SGCN.
Sorex hoyi winnemana
Southern Pygmy Shrew Water Shrew
No longer a SGCN. Common name changed to denote distinc-tion from Southern Water Shrew. Evaluated as distinct population from American Water Shrew
Sorex palustris
Sorex palustris
American Water Shrew
Sorex palustris punctulatus
Southern Water Shrew
No longer a SGCN.
Spilogale putoriu
Eastern Spotted Skunk
No longer a SGCN.
Sylvilagus palustris Marsh Rabbit
No longer a SGCN. Common name changed to denote distinc-tion from Southern Bog Lemming Evaluated Mountain popu- lation as distinct segment.
Synaptomys cooperi helaletes
Synaptomys cooperi helaletes
Southern Bog Lemmin
Dismal Swamp Southern Bog Lemming
Synaptomys cooperi stonei
Southern Bog Lemming
No longer a SGCN.
Zapus hudsonicus
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Team evaluations also considered and evaluated distinct populations for certain species. Tere have also been taxonomic name revisions since the 2005 Plan was published.
3.7.3 Conservation Concerns Habitat loss and fragmentation are two of the most pervasive threats to North Carolina’s wildlife. Tis is underscored by the fact that the results of the Taxa Team’s evaluation of threats to mammal species in which it ranked residential and commercial development as one of the greatest threats for many of the species for which there is conservation concern.
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