2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Appendix 3 Table 3-17 Mammals

Chapter 3 North Carolina Species

Table 3-17 MAMMALS

Count of Natural Communities by Ecoregion

SGCN - Habitat Associations 2025 NC WAP Revision

Red Text = Update

Scientific Name

Common Name

Order

Family

2

Neotoma magister

Allegheny Woodrat

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

X

H

SC

1 Sorex sp. 1

An undescribed Shrew

Rodentia

Soricidae

X

X

4

Sylvilagus obscurus

Appalachian Cottontail

Rodentia

Leporidae

X

X

X

M

5

Eptesicus fuscus

Big Brown Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

10 7 4 7

Tadarida brasiliensis

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Chiroptera

Molossidae

X

2 Peromyscus leucopus buxtoni

Buxton Woods White-footed Deermouse Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

X

VH

SC

2

Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus

Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel

Rodentia

Sciuridae

X

E

E

3 Peromyscus gossypinus

Cotton Deermouse

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

H

Microtus pennsylvanicus nigrans

Dismal Swamp Meadow Vole

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

4 Synaptomys cooperi helaletes

Dismal Swamp Southern Bog Lemming

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

X

7 5 4 4 Lasiurus borealis

Eastern Red Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

2

1 Myotis leibii

Eastern Small-footed Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

H

SC

2

Spilogale putorius

Eastern Spotted Skunk

Carnivora

Mephitidae

X

H

1

2 Neotoma floridana

Eastern Woodrat

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

X

T

1 Neotoma floridana floridana

Eastern Woodrat - CP

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

T

CP Pop.

11 11 7 6 Nycticeius humeralis

Evening Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

1

Myotis grisescens

Gray Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

M E

E

2

Parascalops breweri

Hairy-tailed Mole

Rodentia

Talpidae

X

13 9 6 9

Lasiurus cinereus

Hoary Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

H At-Risk

2

Myotis sodalis

Indiana Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

VH E

E

3

Mustela nivalis

Least Weasel

Carnivora

Mustelidae

X

15 19 3 10 Myotis lucifugus

Little Brown Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

VH At-Risk E

4 3

6 Neogale frenata

Long-tailed Weasel

Carnivora

Mustelidae

X

1 3 1

Oryzomys palustris

Marsh Rice Rat

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

2 1

Zapus hudsonius

Meadow Jumping Mouse

Rodentia

Dipodidae

X

2 1

2 Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

2

16 Myotis septentrionalis

Northern Long-eared Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

VH E

E

4 Lasiurus intermedius

Northern Yellow Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

X

H

SC

6

7 Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafinesquii

Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat - Mtn

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae Mtn Pop.

X

X

H

T

10 Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotis

Rafinesque's Eastern Big-eared Bat - CP

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae CP Pop.

X

X

H

SC

1

8 Canis rufus

Red Wolf

Carnivora

Canidae

X

X

VH E, Exp T

3

Sorex dispar

Rock Shrew

Rodentia

Soricidae

X

X

H

3 7 4

Lasiurus seminolus

Seminole Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

6 5 4 2 Lasionycteris noctivagans

Silver-haired Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

1

3 Myotis austroriparius

Southeastern Bat

Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

X

X

M

SC

3

Neotoma floridana haematoreia

Southern Appalachian Woodrat

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

X

M

3

Synaptomys cooperi stonei

Southern Bog Lemming

Rodentia

Cricetidae

X

2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

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