Eastern Spotted Skunk
Scientific Name: Spilogale putorius
Classification: Furbearer
Abundance: Found in the mountains and western Piedmont (green)
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Eastern Tiger Salamander
Scientific Name: Ambystoma tigrinum
Classification: Nongame species-State listed as threatened
Abundance: Range is shaded in blue (parts of Wake
Hoke, Scotland, Robeson and Moore counties only)
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
Five-Lined Skink
Scientific Name: Eumeces (Plestiodon) fasciatus
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Common throughout most of the state (green)
Flathead Catfish
Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in the Cape Fear River and impoundments of the Yadkin River.
Four-Toed Salamanders
Scientific Name: Hemidactylium scutatum
Listed: State Listed as Special Concern
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Fowler's Toad
Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) fowleri
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (green)
Fox Squirrel
Scientific Name: Sciurus niger niger & Sciurus niger vulpinus
Classification: Game
Abundance: Locally common (found in blue counties)
French Broad Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. reburrus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean, State Listed as Threatened
Glossy Crayfish Snake
Non-venomous watersnake
Scientific Name: Regina rigida
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Golden Topminnow
Scientific Name: Fundulus chrysotus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Rare in North Carolina (green areas)
Grandfather Mountain Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus C. eeseeohensis
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Gray Fox
Scientific Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Classification: Game species
Abundance: Common throughout state