Striped Skunk
Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis
Classification: Furbearer and game species
Abundance: Occupies most of the state (green); rare
to absent in certain Coastal Plain counties
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Tar River Spinymussel
Scientific Name: Elliptio steinstansana
Classification: Federal and State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Tennessee Heelsplitter
Scientific Name: Lasmigona holstonia
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Tennessee Pigtoe
Scientific Name: Fusconaia barnesiana
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Tennessee River Spiny Crayfish
Scientific Name: Orconectes P. spinosus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Tidewater Mucket
Scientific Name: Leptodea ochracea
Classification: State Threatened
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Timber Rattlesnake
Venomous
Scientific Name: Crotalus horridus
Classification: State Listed as Special Concern
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Triangle Floater
Scientific Name: Alasmidonta undulata
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Tuckasegee Stream Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus J. tuckasegee
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Tundra Swan
Scientific Name: Cygnus columbianus
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: During migration, the tundra swan occurs widely on coastal marshes and on large bodies of water.
Turkey Vulture
Scientific Name: Cathartes aura
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Found statewide
