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Raccoon
Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
Non-venomous watersnake
Scientific Name: Farancia erytrogramma
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Scientific Name: Oncorhyncus mykiss
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state.
Non-venomous
Scientific Name: Elaphe obsoleta (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Common throughout the state
Scientific Name: Cambarus J. carolinus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Vulpes vulpes
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Common throughout state
The red fox is the one of two types of foxes found in North Carolina. The other is the gray fox.
Non-venomous
Scientific Name: Storeria occipitomaculata
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Non-venomous watersnake
Scientific Name: Nerodia erythrogaster
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Scientific Name: Picoides borealis
Classification: Endangered
Abundance: Rare