Appendix 3 Table 3-6 Mammals
Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Table 3-6 MAMMALS
2025 WAP Revision SGCN and Other Priority Species
Red Text indicates Taxonomic Updates
Population
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Order
Family
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Blarina carolinensis
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Piedmont,SE CP
X
Coyote
Canis latrans
Carnivora
Canidae
Y
E (Expn)
T
X
X
Red Wolf
Canis rufus
Carnivora
Canidae
VH
X
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Rodentia
Castoridae
X
Elk
Cervus canadensis
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
SC
X
X
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata (incl C.c. parva)
Soricomorpha
Talpidae
Mtn pop
X
X
Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata pop. 1
Soricomorpha
Talpidae
CP pop.
SC
X
X
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat - CP Pop
Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae CP pop
H
T E
X
X
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat - Mtn Pop
Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae Mtn pop
H
E
X
X
Virginia Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
VH
Least Shrew
Cryptotis parva
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Nine Banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Y
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Didelphimorphia Didelphidae
X
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
E
E
X
Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus
Rodentia
Sciuridae
VH
X
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Rodentia
Sciuridae
X
X
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
X
X
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
At-Risk
X
X
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
H
SC
X
X
X Northern Yellow Bat (incl Florida Yellow Bat) Lasiurus intermedius (incl L.i. floridanus)
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
H
X
Seminole Bat
Lasiurus seminolus
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
X
North American River Otter
Lontra canadensis
Carnivora
Mustelidae
X
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Carnivora
Felidae
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Rodentia
Sciuridae
X
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Carnivora
Mephitidae
SC
X
Southern Rock Vole
Microtus chrotorrhinus carolinensis
Rodentia
Cricetidae
H
X
Dismal Swamp Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus nigrans
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
Woodland Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Rodentia
Cricetidae
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Rodentia
Muridae
Y
X
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
Carnivora
Mustelidae
X
Southern Red-backed Vole
Myodes gapperi
Rodentia
Cricetidae
SC
X
X
Southeastern Bat
Myotis austroriparius
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
M
E
E
X
X
Gray Bat
Myotis grisescens
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
M
SC
X
X
Eastern Small-footed Bat
Myotis leibii
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
H
At-Risk E
X
X
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
VH
E E
E E
X
X
Northern Long-eared Bat
Myotis septentrionalis
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
VH
X
X
Indiana Bat
Myotis sodalis
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
VH
X
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis
Rodentia
Dipodidae
X
Long-tailed Weasel
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Neogale frenata
T
X
X
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
Rodentia
Cricetidae
CP pop.
X
X
Southern Appalachian Woodrat
Neotoma floridana haematoreia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
M
SC
X
X
Allegheny Woodrat
Neotoma magister
Rodentia
Cricetidae
H
American Mink
Neovison vison
Carnivora
Mustelidae
X
Evening Bat
Nycticeius humeralis
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
X
Golden Mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Common Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys palustris
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
Eulipotyphla
Talpidae
Hairy-Tailed Mole
Parascalops breweri Perimyotis subflavus
PE
E
X
X
Tricolored Bat
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
H
X
Cotton Deermouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
White-footed Deermouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
SC
X
X
Buxton Woods White-footed Deermouse
Peromyscus leucopus buxtoni
Rodentia
Cricetidae
VH
North American Deermouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
X
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Carnivora
Procyonidae
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Rodentia
Muridae
Y
Roof Rat
Rattus rattus
Rodentia
Muridae
Y
X
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys humulis
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
Soricomorpha
Talpidae
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger niger
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Eastern NC
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger pop. 1
Rodentia
Sciuridae
NW Mtn NC
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Masked Shrew
Sorex cinereus
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
X
X
Rock Shrew
Sorex dispar
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
H
See Excel file for detailed evaluation data
2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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