SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
preserves (3) in addition to many other municipal parks located throughout the various jurisdictions. Several greenways traverse the County and provide connectivity to surrounding regions as well. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a regular listing of threatened species, endangered species, species of concern, and candidate species for counties across the United States. As of 2024 records, Wake County has 16 species that are listed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Table 3.2 below lists the species identified as threatened, endangered, or other classification. Table 3.2 – Threatened and Endangered Species Group Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status Amphibians Neuse River waterdog Necturus lewisi Threatened Birds Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis Endangered Clams Green floater Lasmigona subviridis Proposed Threatened Clams Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon Endangered Clams Yellow lance Elliptio lanceolata Threatened Clams Atlantic pigtoe Fusconaia masoni Threatened Fishes Cape Fear shiner Notropis mekistocholas Endangered Fishes Carolina madtom Noturus furiosus Endangered Flowering Plants Michaux's sumac Rhus michauxii Endangered Flowering Plants Rough-leaved loosestrife Lysimachia asperulaefolia Endangered Flowering Plants Harperella Ptilimnium nodosum Endangered Flowering Plants Smooth coneflower Echinacea laevigata Threatened Insects Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus Candidate Mammals Tricolored bat Perimyotis subflavus Proposed Endangered Mammals Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Under Review Reptiles American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
Similarity of Appearance (Threatened)
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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