NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NCWINS), North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

Atlantic Sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus (Oxyrinchus meaning “sharp snout”)

Beaver

Castor canadensis

Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Black Crappie and White Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus and Pomoxis annularis

Black Duck

Anas rubripes

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bobcat

Felis rufus

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Canvasback Duck

Aythya valisineria

Carolina Madtom

Noturus furiosus

Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus

Clapper Rail

Rallus longirostris

Corn Snake

Elaphe guttata

Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Coyote

Canis latrans

Crayfish

Cambarus bartoni

Diamondback Terrapin

Malaclemys terrapin

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Eastern Cougar

Felis concolor

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Gray Fox

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Mink

Mustela vison

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Northern Bobwhite Quail

Colinus virginianus

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Red Wolf

Canis rufus

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Roanoke Hogsucker

Hypentelium roanokense

Sea Turtles

Snowy Egret

Southern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys volans

Southern Leopard Frog

Rana sphenocephala

State Freshwater Trout of North Carolina: Southern Appalachian Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Tangerine Darter

Percina aurantiaca