Topics Related to Mammals

Scientific Name: Sciurus niger niger & Sciurus niger vulpinus
Classification: Game
Abundance: Locally common (found in blue counties)

Scientific Name: Sciurus carolinensis
Classification: Small game
Abundance: Abundant-statewide

Scientific Name: Glaucomys volans
Classification: nongame
Abundance: Found throughout NC

Scientific Name: Mustela frenata
Classification: Furbearer 
Abundance: Common throughout state

Scientific Name: Canis rufus
Classification: Endangered
Abundance: Experimental Non-essential
(in Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington counties)

Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer 
Abundance: Common throughout state

Scientific Name: Spilogale putorius
Classification: Furbearer
Abundance: Found in the mountains and western Piedmont (green)

Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis
Classification: Furbearer and game species
Abundance: Occupies most of the state (green); rare
to absent in certain Coastal Plain counties

Scientific Name: Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus
Classification: Nongame-Endangered
Abundance: Rare

Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana
Classification: Game species and furbearer 
Abundance: Common throughout state