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Endangered Species in North Carolina
Endangered and threatened species with a current range in this state
- Listed species
- 63
- Endangered
- 40
- Threatened
- 23
Species are listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered or threatened, with the counties where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records their current range. A county listing means the species is known or believed to occur there, not that it lives at any particular property. Some species protected only by NOAA Fisheries may not be listed.
By county
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Flowering Plants (25)
- American chaffseedSchwalbea americanaEndangeredListed 09/29/1992 · 11 counties
- Blue Ridge goldenrodSolidago spithamaeaThreatenedListed 03/28/1985 · 13 counties
- Bunched arrowheadSagittaria fasciculataEndangeredListed 08/31/1979 · 3 counties
- Canby's dropwortOxypolis canbyiEndangeredListed 02/25/1986 · 5 counties
- Cooley's meadowrueThalictrum cooleyiEndangeredListed 02/07/1989 · 6 counties
- Golden sedgeCarex luteaEndangeredListed 01/23/2002 · 4 counties
- Green Pitcher PlantSarracenia oreophilaEndangeredListed 10/21/1979 · 1 county
- HarperellaPtilimnium nodosumEndangeredListed 10/28/1988 · 11 counties
- Heller's blazingstarLiatris helleriThreatenedListed 11/19/1987 · 6 counties
- Michaux's sumacRhus michauxiiEndangeredListed 09/28/1989 · 30 counties
- Mountain golden heatherHudsonia montanaThreatenedListed 10/20/1980 · 2 counties
- Mountain sweet pitcher-plantSarracenia rubra ssp. jonesiiEndangeredListed 09/30/1988 · 4 counties
- PondberryLindera melissifoliaEndangeredListed 07/31/1986 · 14 counties
- Roan Mountain bluetHedyotis purpurea var. montanaEndangeredListed 04/05/1990 · 9 counties
- Rough-leaved loosestrifeLysimachia asperulaefoliaEndangeredListed 06/12/1987 · 19 counties
- Schweinitz's sunflowerHelianthus schweinitziiEndangeredListed 05/07/1991 · 24 counties
- Seabeach amaranthAmaranthus pumilusThreatenedListed 04/07/1993 · 8 counties
- Sensitive joint-vetchAeschynomene virginicaThreatenedListed 05/20/1992 · 10 counties
- Small whorled pogoniaIsotria medeoloidesThreatenedListed 09/09/1982 · 28 counties
- Small-anthered bittercressCardamine micrantheraEndangeredListed 09/21/1989 · 2 counties
- Smooth coneflowerEchinacea laevigataThreatenedListed 10/08/1992 · 8 counties
- Spreading avensGeum radiatumEndangeredListed 04/05/1990 · 14 counties
- Swamp pinkHelonias bullataThreatenedListed 10/11/1988 · 8 counties
- Virginia spiraeaSpiraea virginianaThreatenedListed 06/15/1990 · 13 counties
- White irisetteSisyrinchium dichotomumEndangeredListed 09/26/1991 · 7 counties
Clams (9)
- Appalachian elktoeAlasmidonta ravenelianaEndangeredListed 11/23/1994 · 10 counties
- Atlantic pigtoeFusconaia masoniThreatenedListed 12/16/2021 · 33 counties
- Carolina heelsplitterLasmigona decorataEndangeredListed 06/30/1993 · 7 counties
- Dwarf wedgemusselAlasmidonta heterodonEndangeredListed 03/14/1990 · 12 counties
- James spinymusselParvaspina collinaEndangeredListed 07/22/1988 · 3 counties
- LongsolidFusconaia subrotundaThreatenedListed 04/10/2023 · 8 counties
- Purple beanVillosa perpurpureaEndangeredListed 01/10/1997 · 1 county
- Tar River spinymusselParvaspina steinstansanaEndangeredListed 06/27/1985 · 11 counties
- Yellow lanceElliptio lanceolataThreatenedListed 05/03/2018 · 13 counties
Mammals (7)
- Carolina northern flying squirrelGlaucomys sabrinus coloratusEndangeredListed 07/01/1985 · 18 counties
- Gray batMyotis grisescensEndangeredListed 04/28/1976 · 34 counties
- Indiana batMyotis sodalisEndangeredListed 03/11/1967 · 22 counties
- Northern Long-Eared BatMyotis septentrionalisEndangeredListed 05/04/2015 · 58 counties
- Red wolfCanis rufusWherever found, except where listed as an experimental populationEndangeredListed 03/11/1967 · 12 counties
- Virginia big-eared batCorynorhinus (=Plecotus) townsendii virginianusEndangeredListed 12/31/1979 · 8 counties
- West Indian ManateeTrichechus manatusThreatenedListed 03/11/1967 · 22 counties
Birds (6)
- Bermuda petrelPterodroma cahowEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 2 counties
- Eastern Black railLaterallus jamaicensis jamaicensisThreatenedListed 11/09/2020 · 18 counties
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodus[Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered.ThreatenedListed 12/11/1985 · 8 counties
- Red-cockaded woodpeckerDryobates borealisThreatenedListed 10/13/1970 · 44 counties
- Roseate ternSterna dougallii dougalliiU.S.A. (Atlantic Coast south to NC), Canada (Newf., N.S, Que.), BermudaEndangeredListed 11/02/1987 · 8 counties
- rufa red knotCalidris canutus rufaThreatenedListed 01/12/2015 · 30 counties
Fishes (5)
- Cape Fear shinerNotropis mekistocholasEndangeredListed 09/25/1987 · 8 counties
- Carolina madtomNoturus furiosusEndangeredListed 07/09/2021 · 20 counties
- Shortnose sturgeonAcipenser brevirostrumEndangeredListed 03/11/1967 · 39 counties
- Spotfin ChubErimonax monachusWherever found, except where listed as an experimental populationThreatenedListed 10/11/1977 · 4 counties
- Waccamaw silversideMenidia extensaThreatenedListed 04/08/1987 · 2 counties
Reptiles (5)
- Green sea turtleChelonia mydasGreen sea turtles originating from the North Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the following lines and coordinates: 48 degrees N. Lat. in the north, along the western coasts of Europe and Africa (west of 5.5 degrees W. Long.); north of 19 degrees N. Lat. in the east; bounded by 19 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. to 14 degrees N., 65.1 degrees W. then 14 degrees N., 77 degrees W. in the south and west; and along the eastern coasts of the Americas (north of 7.5 degrees N., 77 degrees W.)ThreatenedListed 05/06/2016 · 22 counties
- Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 10 counties
- Kemp's ridley sea turtleLepidochelys kempiiEndangeredListed 12/02/1970 · 8 counties
- Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriaceaEndangeredListed 06/02/1970 · 8 counties
- Loggerhead sea turtleCaretta carettaNorthwest Atlantic Ocean DPS - Loggerhead sea turtles originating from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean west of 40 degrees W. LongThreatenedListed 07/23/1978 · 8 counties
Snails (2)
- Magnificent ramshornPlanorbella magnificaEndangeredListed 09/18/2023 · 4 counties
- noonday snailMesodon clarki nantahalaThreatenedListed 08/02/1978 · 3 counties
Amphibians (1)
- Neuse River waterdogNecturus lewisiThreatenedListed 07/09/2021 · 23 counties
Arachnids (1)
- Spruce-fir moss spiderMicrohexura montivagaEndangeredListed 02/06/1995 · 12 counties
Insects (1)
- Saint Francis' satyr butterflyNeonympha mitchellii francisciEndangeredListed 04/18/1994 · 4 counties
Lichens (1)
- Rock gnome lichenGymnoderma lineareEndangeredListed 01/18/1995 · 22 counties
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ECOS