Roanoke Slabshell
Scientific Name: Elliptio roanokensis
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Alewife Floater
Scientific Name: Anodonta implicata
Classification: State Threatened
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Alligator, American
Scientific Name: Alligator mississippiensis
Classification: State Threatened and Federally Threatened due to Similarity of Appearance
Abundance: Common in some coastal areas of the state (natural distribution map)
Amadillio, Nine-Banded
Scientific Name: Dasypus novemcinctus
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Confirmed observations across the state
American Shad
Scientific Name: Alosa sapidissima
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs.
American Toad
Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Common (green area)
American Wigeon
Scientific Name: Anas americana
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Common throughout state
American Woodcock
Scientific Name: Scolopax minor
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Found throughout most of the state.
Appalachian Brook Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus C bartonii
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Appalachian Cottontail
Scientific Name: Sylvilagus obscurus
Classification: Small game
Abundance: Locally abundant
Appalachian Elktoe
Scientific Name: Alasmidonta raveneliana
Classification: Federal and State Endangered
Photo credit: NCWRC
Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
Scientific Name: Rana kauffeldi
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found in northeastern counties (brown)
Atlantic Pigtoe
Scientific Name: Fusconaia masoni
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
