Species

Appalachian Cottontail Rabbit

Scientific Name: Sylvilagus obscurus
Classification:   Small game
Abundance: Locally abundant

Armadillo, Nine-Banded

Scientific Name: Dasypus novemcinctus

Classification: Nongame 

Abundance: Confirmed observations across the state

Bat

Scientific Name: Chiroptera
Classification: Nongame 
Abundance: Locally abundant 

Beaver

Scientific Name: Castor canadensis
Classification: Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state

Black Bear

Scientific Name: Ursus americanus
Classification: Game Species (Big Game)
Abundance: Common in coastal and mountain regions of the state; uncommon in Piedmont region

Photo: Mike Carraway 

Bobcat

Scientific Name: Lynx rufus
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer 
Abundance: Common throughout state

Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel

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

Coyote

Scientific Name: Canis latrans
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Common throughout state

Eastern Chipmunk

Scientific Name: Tamias striatus striatus
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Common northwest of Raleigh

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Scientific Name:  Sylvilagus floridanus
Classification:   Game
Abundance:  Abundant

Eastern Cougar

Scientific Name: Felis concolor
Classification: Extinct
Abundance: None

Eastern Spotted Skunk

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

Elk

Scientific Name: Cervus elaphus
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Small population in Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties

Feral Swine

Scientific Name: Sus scrofa
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Disjunct populations statewide

Fox Squirrel

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